NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill finally broke the jinx by winning his first toss as Test captain since taking over the role earlier this year. The coin landed in Gill’s favor in his 7th Test as captain, during the second match against the West Indies.

Former New Zealand skipper Bevan Congdon had to wait eight Tests to win his first toss as captain, while fellow Kiwi Tom Latham took seven matches to achieve the same feat.

India have retained the same playing XI that had defeated the Roston Chase-led West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test at Ahmedabad.

Gill said India would like to put on a big total as the wicket looks conducive for batting.

West Indies made two changes, bringing in Tevin Imlach and Anderson Phillip in place of Brandon King and Johann Layne.

“(The) wicket looks good, we want to pile on the runs. Consistency is key, to repeat performances and maintain performances. Captaincy hasn’t changed me much, more responsibilities now, I like that. Very exciting future for me,” said Gill at the toss.

Teams:

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

West Indies: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach (wk), Roston Chase (c), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Jomel Warrican, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales.