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India vs West Indies: Predicted playing XI for the 1st T20 match

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After returning back, the Men in Blue are scheduled to play three ODIs followed by three T-20s with the West Indies team. Rohit Sharma, who missed India’s tour of South Africa due to a hamstring injury, returns to lead the ODI squad and the T20I squad. 

Ravi Bishnoi, has earned his maiden India call-up for the T-20 and ODI series against West Indies. The team management have seen wrist-spin as a wicket-taking option in the middle-overs, an area that needed serious shoring up after the failed T20 World Cup campaign. Meanwhile Washington Sundar, who missed the South Africa ODIs after contracting Covid-19, is part of both the squads for the home series.

While Bumrah and Shami are rested, young pacers Prasidh Krishna and Avesh Khan are part of both the squads along with Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel returns to the T20I squad after missing the South Africa tour due to an injury.

Captain Rohit Sharma will be open with vice captain KL Rahul. Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be play at number 3.The wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh pant is in good batting and will continue with the same form at number 4. On the other hand Surya Kumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer will be a good player in the middle order so they will be play at number 5 and 6.

Axar Patel will be a good choice of an alrounder. He might be picked in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja. On the other hnad India will be missed their senior pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami. However Deepak Chahar will be picked as a pacer im the team. And Shardul Thakur will be another pacer that India team might be pick for the T20. While, fast bowler Harshal Patel might also get a chance to playing XI. And Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to be the part in the playing XI.

IND vs WI: West Indies Squad For India Tour 2022

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West Indies cricket board have announced their ODI squad against India. The three-match ODI series, which will be played in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11, is part of the ODI Super League which forms the pathway for the 2023 World Cup, which is scheduled in India in October-November next year.

Kieron Pollard has been handed the leadership role for the tour. Interestingly, West Indies have recalled senior pacer Kemar Roach for the three-match ODI series . Lead Selector, Desmond Haynes, said, “Kemar Roach is one of our leading fast bowlers and we believe we need bowlers upfront to get an early wicket, and Kemar, with an economy rate of five, is certainly good enough to play. Over the last few years, Nkrumah Bonner’s cricket has come on leaps and bounds and we believe he should be given an opportunity to play in the 50-over format.”

Apart from Roach, Nkrumah Bonner and Brandon King have recalled in the 15-man squad . King last played an ODI for West Indies in January 2020 whereas Bonner last represented them in the format in the ODIs against Bangladesh in January last year.

Haynes added, “We want to have competition for places. We want to reach a stage where we have a lot of players fighting for positions. We want to broaden the pool of players we have to choose from. The team we have selected is a very good side and we are looking at this tour as part of the preparations for the World Cup in India in 2023.”

West Indies ODI squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Kemar Roach, Nkrumah Bonner, Brandon King, Fabien Allen, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shephard, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.

IND vs WI Series: Rohit Sharma to lead, rest for Jasprit Bumrah

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India will host West Indies for a three match ODI and three match T20 series from February 06-February 20 after returning from South Africa. The IND vs WI ODI series will be played from 6 February in Ahmedabad.

According to report, Rohit Sharma Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja are set to return to India’s squad for the limited-overs series against  West Indies. The national selection panel, headed by former India pacer Chetan Sharma, is set to pick the squad this week for three ODIs and three T20Is. However, the team selection meeting, which is set to happen this week, will be an interesting one as some senior players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin, after their indifferent performance against South Africa in their 0-3 ODI series defeat, will come under the scanner.

Meanwhile, having recovered from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss India’s tour to South Africa, Rohit will formally take charge of India’s ODI squad in the series opener. “Rohit is fit and available for the series against the West Indies,” a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. By the time, the West Indies series starts, it will be more than seven and half weeks of rehabilitation and recuperation for Rohit. He is already training in Mumbai and is expected to be in Bangalore for the fitness test and get a formal okay from the National Cricket Academy,” the BCCI source informed.
Notably Jasprit Bumrah played every game on the SA tour and is likely to be rested. Mohammed Shami, who was rested for SA ODIs, is expected to be back for the series.