Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Vikas Katyal Named Team India Manager for West Indies Series
Vikas Katyal, a director at the Delhi cricket association, has been chosen to manage India's cricket team.
He will do this during India's upcoming series against West Indies.
The teams will play three one-day matches and five shorter T20 matches.
The series starts on September 27.
The one-day matches will be played in three cities.
The T20 matches will be played in five other Indian cities.
Shubman Gill will captain the one-day team, and Shreyas Iyer will captain the T20 team.
India has won more matches than West Indies in their past one-day and T20 meetings.
Delhi & District Cricket Association Director Vikas Katyal has been appointed India's team manager for the West Indies home series.
India and West Indies will play three ODIs and five T20Is, beginning September 27.
The ODI matches will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and New Chandigarh.
Shubman Gill will captain India in the ODIs, while Shreyas Iyer will lead the T20I team.
India has a winning advantage over West Indies in both ODI and T20I head-to-head records.
- Who
- Vikas Katyal, director of the Delhi & District Cricket Association, has been appointed India's team manager; India will play West Indies.
- What
- India and West Indies will contest three ODIs and five T20Is.
- When
- The series begins on September 27; Katyal's appointment was announced on September 23.
- Where
- The matches will be played in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
- Why
- Katyal was appointed to manage the Indian team during the West Indies home series.
- Appointed manager
- Vikas Katyal
- Appointing association
- Delhi & District Cricket Association
- Series format
- Three ODIs and five T20Is
- Series start
- September 27
- ODI captain
- Shubman Gill
- T20I captain
- Shreyas Iyer
- Recent meeting
- India defeated West Indies by five wickets at Eden Gardens on March 1 in the T20 World Cup.