New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Fresh from their Asian Games 2026 gold medal on October 3 in Japan, the Indian team got little recovery time as they take on West Indies in te first of five T20Is on Tuesday at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. The series will also be a big test of Shreyas Iyer's captaincy against a proper T20I side as he has the West Indies is considered a powerhouse in the format having won the T20 World Cup twice in 2012 and 2016.

Under Iyer's leadership, India lost to Ireland and England in the shortest format, but have since then notched up T20I series wins against lower-ranked nations like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan before leading the Men in Blue to the Asian Games gold medal.

But India will hold an edge over the West Indies as they...