Test squad for West Indies series to be picked on Oct 29

Mumbai: The Indian squad for next month`s two-Test series against the West Indies is to be picked at Nagpur on October 29, according to BCCI sources.

The five-man selection committee headed by Sandeep Patil will meet in the afternoon, a day before India`s sixth and penultimate ODI against Australia, to choose the Test squad to play against the visiting Windies side at Kolkata and Mumbai.

The opening Test of the short series is to be held from November 6-10 at the Eden Gardens and the second and last game, also the farewell and landmark 200th Test of senior cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, from November 14-18 at the Wankhede Stadium.