West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and elected to field against India in the first Test at North Sound in Antigua on Thursday.
Batsman Sharmarh Brooks will make his debut for the West Indies.
The start was delayed due to wet outfield following rain.
The match will be the opening contest of the World Test Championships for both the sides.
Playing XIs
West Indies
Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope (wk), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder (captain), Miguel Cummins, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel
India
K.L. Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
