A total of 17 candidates secured the All India Rank (AIR) 1 as per the final results while earlier the number was 67
Both sides have made one change to their line-ups: for the West Indies, Marlon Samuels replaces Brendan Nash, and for the Indians, medium-fast bowler Munaf Patel comes in for leg-spinner Amit Mishra.
The visitors hold a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series, following a 63-run victory inside four days in the first Test, which ended last Thursday at Sabina Park in Jamaica.
The third Test will be played from July 6 at Windsor Park in Dominica.
India will be looking to wrap up their second straight Test series victory over the West Indies in the Caribbean.
They are also bidding to create a piece of history by becoming the first Indian side to win a Test and one-day international series in the Caribbean — but they will also have to rail against their history at the ground to accomplish that feat here.
The world’s number one-ranked team have an unflattering record at Kensington Oval, locally referred to as ‘the Mecca’ of Caribbean cricket.
India have never won a Test at the ground, and have lost their last five Tests to the hosts here.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team still have cause for optimism though — following a 10-wicket defeat for Sourav Ganguly’s side nine years ago, West Indies have lost six of the last eight Tests they have played at this venue.
Teams
West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Lendl Simmons, Adrian Barath, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh Jr, Darren Sammy, Ravi Rampaul, Devendra Bishoo, Fidel Edwards
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Abhinav Mukund, Murali Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, V.V.S. Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK), Ian Gould (ENG)
TV umpire: Gregory Brathwaite (WIS)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
Reserve umpire: Norman Malcolm (WIS)
A total of 17 candidates secured the All India Rank (AIR) 1 as per the final results while earlier the number was 67
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