WI arrive for India series

NEW DELHI, India (CMC/IANS):

West Indies arrived here yesterday for their series of three Tests and five one-day internationals (ODI) against India.

Led by Darren Sammy, West Indies are on a high after their rare series win on foreign soil, albeit against Bangladesh.

They beat the Bangladeshis 2-1 in the ODI series and 1-0 in the two-Test series.

The Indian team, after a disastrous tour to England, whitewashed Alastair Cook's side on return in a five-match ODI series and are looking forward to the West Indies series to try to further redeem themselves, as well as prepare for the tough tour of Australia that follows.

Opening batsman Adrian Barath is the only addition to the West Indies squad that beat Bangladesh, replacing Lendl Simmons.

Barath has been passed fit after recovering from a hamstring injury.

West Indies will miss explosive opener Chris Gayle, who has not played international cricket after World Cup because of his long-running tiff with the West Indies Cricket Board.

The first Test will begin on Sunday at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here, with the second Test from November 14 to 18 in Kolkata and the third Test from November 22 to 26 in Mumbai.

The ODI series will be held at Cuttack (November 29), Visakhapatnam (December 2), Ahmedabad (December 5), Indore (December 8) and Chennai (December 11).