On Friday October 29, 2011 Indian Cricket Board declare the team for the 1st test against West Indies. There are 5 new players in 15 players squad. Those 5 players are Ajinkya Rahane (Batsman), Ravichandran Ashwin and Rahul Sharma (Spinners), Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav (Fast bowlers). Some of the players not find the place in the squad, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina and Praveen Kumar. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh comes back after the injury. Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav gets the reward of good performance against England and in the domestic season.
Indian Suqad for the 1st Test: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Venkatsai Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav.
Indian Suqad for the 1st Test: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Venkatsai Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav.
