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India Vs West Indies Tour Schedule

1st Test:
India v West Indies at Kolkata  Nov 6-10, 2013 (09:00 local | 03:30 GMT)
2nd Test:
India v West Indies at Mumbai Nov 14-18, 2013 (09:30 local | 04:00 GMT)
1st ODI:
India v West Indies at Kochi Nov 21, 2013
2nd ODI:
India v West Indies at Visakhapatnam Nov 24, 2013

India in South Africa T20 Series, 2 T20 Cricket Series, 2013
IND, SA
#     Date & Time     Match     Venue     Result
1    Thu, 21 Nov 2013 9:30 PM IST
    SA vs IND    The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg    To be played

2    Sun, 24 Nov 2013 06:00 PM IST
    SA vs IND    Newlands, Cape Town    To be played


India in South Africa ODI Series, 7 ODI Cricket Series, 2013
IND, SA   
#     Date & Time     Match     Venue     Result
1    Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:00 PM IST
    SA vs IND    Kingsmead, Durban    To be played

2    Sat, 30 Nov 2013 01:30 PM IST
    SA vs IND    St George's Park, Port Elizabeth    To be played

3    Tue, 03 Dec 2013 06:00 PM IST
    SA vs IND    Buffalo Park, East London    To be played

4    Fri, 06 Dec 2013 06:00 PM IST
    SA vs IND    SuperSport Park, Centurion    To be played

5    Sun, 08 Dec 2013 01:30 PM IST
    SA vs IND    The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg    To be played

6    Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:00 PM IST
    SA vs IND    Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein    To be played

7    Sun, 15 Dec 2013 01:30 PM IST
    SA vs IND    Newlands, Cape Town    To be played


India in South Africa Test Series, 3 Test Cricket Series, 2013
IND, SA
#     Date & Time     Match     Venue     Result
1    Thu, 26 - Mon, 30 Dec 2013 02:00 PM IST    SA vs IND    Kingsmead, Durban    To be played
2    Thu, 02 - Mon, 06 Jan 2014 02:00 PM IST    SA vs IND    Newlands, Cape Town    To be played
3    Wed, 15 - Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:00 PM IST    SA vs IND    The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg    To be played


New Zealand in India ODI Series, 5 ODI Cricket Series, 2014
IND, NZ
#     Date & Time     Match     Venue     Result
1    Sun, 19 Jan 2014 06:30 AM IST
    NZ vs IND                McLean Park, Napier    To be played

2    Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:30 AM IST
    NZ vs IND     Seddon Park, Hamilton    To be played

3    Sat, 25 Jan 2014 06:30 AM IST
    NZ vs IND     Eden Park, Auckland    To be played

4    Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:30 AM IST
    NZ vs IND     Seddon Park, Hamilton    To be played

5    Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:30 AM IST
    NZ vs IND     Basin Reserve, Wellington    To be played

New Zealand in India Test Series, 2 Test Cricket Series, 2014
IND, NZ
#     Date & Time     Match     Venue     Result
1    Thu, 06 - Mon, 10 Feb 2014 03:30 AM IST    NZ vs IND    Eden Park, Auckland    To be played
2    Fri, 14 - Tue, 18 Feb 2014 03:30 AM IST    NZ vs IND    Basin Reserve, Wellington    To be played


India in England Test Series, 3 Test Cricket Series, 2014
ENG, IND
#     Date & Time     Match     Venue     Result
1    Wed, 09 - Sun, 13 Jul 2014 03:30 PM IST    ENG vs IND    Trent Bridge, Nottingham    To be played
2    Thu, 17 - Mon, 21 Jul 2014 03:30 PM IST    ENG vs IND    Lord's, London    To be played
3    Sun, 27 - Thu, 31 Jul 2014 03:30 PM IST    ENG vs IND    The Rose Bowl, Southampton    To be played


India in England ODI Series, 5 ODI Cricket Series, 2014
ENG, IND
#     Date & Time     Match     Venue     Result
1    Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:30 PM IST
    ENG vs IND    County Ground, Bristol    To be played

2    Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:30 PM IST
    ENG vs IND    Sophia Gardens, Cardiff    To be played

3    Wed, 27 Aug 2014 06:30 PM IST
    ENG vs IND    Trent Bridge, Nottingham    To be played

4    Tue, 02 Sep 2014 06:30 PM IST
    ENG vs IND    Edgbaston, Birmingham    To be played

5    Fri, 05 Sep 2014 06:30 PM IST
    ENG vs IND    Headingley, Leeds    To be played

Umesh Yadav, Rohit Sharma in, Raina, Jadeja out India Test squad

October 31, 2013

	Rohit Sharma has made his way into the Test squad through strong ODI performances © BCCI Enlarge
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Squad changes In: Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra and Umesh Yadav Out: Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Ashok Dinda and Ravindra Jadeja

  Sharma, who is yet to make his Test debut, has made a comeback to the squad selected for the two Tests against West Indies. Ravindra Jadeja missed out because of a shoulder strain, creating an opening for the third spinner that was filled by legspinner Amit Mishra. The surprise, however, was that Zaheer Khan didn't make it to the four-man pace unit, while Ishant Sharma retained his place. Umesh Yadav returned after a back injury had forced him out of the Australia series, and Mohammed Shami was the new inclusion.

After spending the off season training in France and coming back fitter, Zaheer took match hauls of five wickets in successive first-class matches against West Indies A and Haryana. Dropped during the England series last year, Zaheer was expected to make it back into the squad. He has not, but the selectors are still looking at him as a prospect for the South Africa tour.

A source told ESPNcricinfo that the selectors debated whether to bring him back immediately or give him more match time in domestic cricket. The eventual consensus was that he needed more overs under his belt before coming back to Test cricket. "He is very much a part of the plans for South Africa," the source said.

Rohit made his way back into the squad with consistent performances at the top of the order in ODIs, and could even be used as a back-up opener should the need arise. As it stands, he and his Mumbai team-mate Ajinkya Rahane will compete for the middle-order vacancy that arises because of the absence of Jadeja, who has been advised two weeks' rest. Suresh Raina, who was part of the previous Test squad, was dropped.

Harbhajan Singh and Ashok Dinda were also dropped. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the main spinners - R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha - and other batsmen retained their places. A big matter of debate will be the retention of Ishant, whose results in international cricket have been ordinary of late. To go with the recent hidings in one-day cricket, Ishant last took more than three wickets in a Test innings more than two years ago, at Lord's in July 2011. His overall average of 38 is uninspiring, and since that Lord's Test every wicket he has taken has cost India 60 runs.

Squad: MS Dhoni (capt. & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma.