IND vs WI 1st Test Live Cricket Score: Shubman Gill will be looking for a statement win in his first Test at home as India captain. (AP Photo)IND vs WI 1st Test Live Cricket Score Updates: It is back to Test mode for India as they face West Indies in the first of a two-match series between the two sides starting on Thursday. The two teams have been training at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the venue for the match, in Ahmedabad for two days before the start of the match. For India, it is all about the start of a new era, with this being the first home Test in well over a decade to not feature Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, all of whom were regulars in the side that established their invincibility in India.IND vs WI 1st Test – LIVE Cricket Score, Full Scorecard: Watch HereStory continues below this adThat invincibility was broken in rather spectacular fashion by New Zealand late last year as they whitewashed India 3-0. The series against the West Indies is India’s first at home since that humiliating result against the Kiwis. This will also be Shubman Gill’s first series at home as India’s Test captain.IND vs WI Final 1st Test Live Cricket Streaming: Know Where to Watch live MatchWhile it is also the start of a new era for a young West Indies side, they are grappling with existential questions as opposed to India’s comparitively optimistic search for replacements to past stalwarts. West Indies had been whitewashed at home by Australia in their last series, with the third Test ending with them being all out for just 27 runs.Scroll down for Live Score and Updates of India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 1: Live Updates08:02 (IST) 2 Oct 2025IND vs WI 1st Test LIVE Score: What Shubman Gill saidIn a press conference on the eve of the Test series against West Indies here, Gill said the team might be tempted to field a third seamer in the series opener with the venue sporting a green-top surface amid hot and humid conditions."I can't really speak about what were the conversations before I came (in as captain), but yes we would be looking to play on wickets that offer (help) to both the batsmen and to the bowlers," Gill said."But having said that, I think any challenge for any team that comes to India, they know that the challenge is going to be spin and reverse swing. Keeping these challenges in mind, we would be looking to play on wickets that offer both to the batsmen and to the bowlers."You will get to know the combination tomorrow (Thursday). Given how the weather and conditions are, we are tempted to have a third seaming option but we will take a call tomorrow," he added.(Via PTI)07:54 (IST) 2 Oct 2025IND vs WI 1st Test LIVE Score: Why this series matters?For one, this is Team India's first home Test under Shubman Gill's captaincy, and their first home Test since the retirements of R Ashwin, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.In fact, the last time an Indian team did not have Ashwin, Virat or Rohit for a home game was in Nagpur 2010.07:43 (IST) 2 Oct 2025HELLOIt's time for Test match cricket, just four days after the madness of T20 format at the Asia Cup where India faced Pakistan thrice, including in the final, and won all three times.Now, Shubman Gill and Co will take on West Indies in the first Test of two. The Indians are back playing Tests after their whirlwind tour of England, which saw all 25 days of the five Tests being contested.India vs West Indies 1st Test Preview: New Zealand whitewash hangs over India as they take on West IndiesWhile the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill have shown they can in the odd innings, the consistency with which Indian batsmen of the past used to take apart the spinners is not seen these days. (PTI Photo)At the end of a 10-minute press conference where West Indies captain Roston Chase spent most of the time listing out the profiles of his teammates, he was brutal when it came to the assessment of the outside world about his own team. “Everyone is expecting us lose,” he said. It may be true in many ways, except in the case of their opponents, India. Read more from Venkata Krishna B here.Stay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:India vs West IndiesIndian cricket team