The first match of the India vs West Indies Test series begins today. The match will be played at Windsor Park in Dominica, with Rohit Sharma leading the Indian side. Kraigg Brathwaite will captain the West Indies team. India will be introducing some fresh faces, including Yasashwi Jaiswal, who was the leading run-scorer for RR in the TATA IPL 2023, making his Test debut. Here’s a quick guide on how you can watch the India vs West Indies series match live online and on TV in India.
India vs West Indies match: venue, India time
India vs West Indies first Test match
- Date: July 12th to July 16th
- Time: 07:30 pm (IST)
- Venue: Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica
How to watch India vs West Indies series online for free
JioCinema
The India tour of West Indies 2023 will be live-streamed for free on Jio Cinema. The Viacom18-backed platform will offer viewers to enjoy the Test, ODI, and T20 matches in seven languages which include English, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Besides that, the match feed will also be made available to watch from different camera angles.
FanCode
Apart from Jio Cinema, the India vs West Indies series matches can also be watched on FanCode as the platform has a sub-licensing deal to live stream the tournament. FanCode is available as an app on Play Store and App Store and as a website. Since the service is subscription-based, users will have to subscribe to either of the following plans:
- Rs 89 tour pass – With this subscription, you’ll be able to able to enjoy the whole IND vs WI tournament which includes two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20 matches.
- Rs 199 livestream pass – The Rs 199 pass gives individuals monthly access to live cricket content including the IND vs WI series, Vitality Blast, SL vs PAK series, Women’s Ashes, and other tournaments.
- Rs 699 livestream pass – The Rs 699 offers the same benefits as the monthly pass but bumps up the validity to one year.
How to watch India vs West Indies on TV
To enjoy the India vs West Indies series on the big screen, cricket fans can resort to Doordarshan channels such as DD Sports and other regional channels under Doordarshan.
The government-owned broadcaster will offer live coverage of ODI and T20 matches in seven languages on its respective channels. The languages include Hindi, English, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Bangla. Test matches on the other hand will be available only in Hindi and English. Since Doordarshan channels are free-to-air, most DTH operators preload these channels in their monthly packs for the viewers.
Following are the DD channels along with their languages that will live telecast the India tour of West Indies:
- DD Sports – Hindi and English
- DD Bangla – Bangla
- DD Yadagiri – Telugu
- DD Saptagiri – Telugu
- DD Chandna – Kannada
- DD Podhigai – Tamil
Doordarshan platform channel numbers
DTH PROVIDER | CHANNEL NAME | CHANNEL NUMBER |
Tata Play | DD Sports | 453 |
DD Bangla | 1379 | |
DD Yadagiri | 1482 | |
DD Saptagiri | 1481 | |
DD Chandna | 1672 | |
DD Podhigai | 1578 | |
Airtel Digital TV | DD Sports | 298 |
DD Bangla | 739 | |
DD Yadagiri | 946 | |
DD Saptagiri | 947 | |
DD Chandna | 995 | |
DD Podhigai | 820 | |
Dish TV | DD Sports | 435 |
DD Bangla | 1429 | |
DD Yadagiri | 1627 | |
DD Saptagiri | 1629 | |
DD Chandna | 1729 | |
DD Podhigai | 1849 | |
Videocon D2H | DD Sports | 435 |
DD Bangla | 1827 | |
DD Yadagiri | 2375 | |
DD Saptagiri | 2377 | |
DD Chandna | 2623 | |
DD Podhigai | 2839 | |
Sun Direct | DD Sports | 510 |
DD Bangla | 627 | |
DD Yadagiri | 159 | |
DD Saptagiri | 160 | |
DD Chandna | 268 | |
DD Podhigai | 35 | |
DD Free Dish | DD Sports | 79 |
DD Bangla | 93 | |
DD Yadagiri | 75 | |
DD Saptagiri | 88 | |
DD Chandna | 86 | |
DD Podhigai | 21 |
Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) is the official TV broadcaster of the India vs West Indies series.
India test squad vs West Indies
INDIA | WEST INDIES |
Rohit Sharma (captain) | Kraigg Brathwaite (captain) |
Shubman Gill | Jermaine Blackwood |
Ruturaj Gaikwad | Alick Athanaze |
Virat Kohli | Tagenarine Chanderpaul |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rahkeem Cornwall |
Ajinkya Rahane | Joshua Da Silva |
KS Bharat (wk) | Shannon Gabriel |
Ishan Kishan (wk) | Jason Holder |
Ravichandran Ashwin | Alzarri Joseph |
Ravindra Jadeja | Kirk McKenzie |
Shardul Thakur | Raymon Reifer |
Axar Patel | Kemar Roach |
Mohammed Siraj | Jomel Warrican |
Mukesh Kumar | |
Jaydev Unadkat | |
Navdeep Saini |
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