The visitors are boosted by the comeback of Hetmyer, while India enter with a power-packed batting line-up. Questions remain over Samson's place and how Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be handled.
Source: The Hindu (rewritten)
West Indies Hope Hetmyer's Return Can Test India in Shortest Format
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