Virat Kohli will lead the 15-member Indian cricket team for the upcoming two-match Test series against the Windies. Ahead of the tour, Virat Kohli will look to surpass former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin in Test runs record against the West Indies. Virat Kohli (502 runs) is 37 runs short of overtaking former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin (539 runs) against the West Indies in the longer format. Virat Kohli had already eclipsed former Indian skipper MS Dhoni (476 runs). Dhoni retired from Test cricket in 2014. Of the 10 Tests Kohli has played against the Windies, he has a batting average of 38.61 with the highest score of 200.
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar (2746 runs) leads the charts of highest Test runs against the Windies while former cricketers Rahul Dravid (1978 runs) and VVS Laxman (1715 runs) take the second and third spot respectively.
The first Test between India and the Windies will begin on October 4 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. The second Test against the Windies will start on October 12 and will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
