IND vs WI: Match Preview 1st ODI, India Tour Of West Indies, 2023

IND vs WI: Match Preview 1st ODI, India Tour Of West Indies, 2023. The IND vs WI first ODI will be played in Barbados on July 27. The match starts at 7 pm IST which 9 .30 am local time. Barbados will host the first two ODIs followed by the next ODI in Trinidad.

The series then moves on to the five-match T20I series. Trinidad will host the first two T20Is followed by the third in Guyana. The final two T20Is will be played in Florida, Lauderhill.

India are ranked third in the ICC ODI rankings while West Indies is tenth. The Windies recently failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in India. Thus this series is a new beginning for the side who are looking to revamp as an ODI outfit.

Both teams have played 139 ODIs with India winning 70 games and West Indies 63. Two games were tied and four ended with no result. The last time both these teams played an ODI series, India won the series 3-0.

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IND vs WI: Match Preview 1st ODI, India Tour Of West Indies, 2023

India

India have named a full-strength ODI side led by Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Suryakumar Yadav made the batting core. Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are the specialist wicketkeepers adding to the batting strength.

Mohammed Shami who was rested from the Test series is rested from the ODI series as well. In the absence of him and Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack with Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, and Mukesh Kumar for company. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are the specialist spinners.

Heading into the ODI World Cup, this ODI series is a good opportunity for the young batters in the side to prove their mettle. Kuldeep and Chahal returning to the side have an opportunity to bag some wickets and get into the wicket-taking habit.

India Squad

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.

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West Indies

West Indies after failing to qualify for the ODI World Cup are looking to revamp their ODI squad. They have just appointed Shai Hope as their new ODI skipper with Rovman Powell selected as the vice-captain. West Indies have recalled Shimron Hetmyer and Oshane Thomas back into the mix.

Also, the CWI release mentioned that ace all-rounder Jason Holder and keeper-batter Nicholas Pooran are unavailable for selection, while Keemo Paul is out injured. The board is also unwilling to recall the likes of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine back into the white-ball squads. Russell expressed his desire to make a comeback into the T20I squad recently ahead of the T20 World Cup next year.

Without their key players, West Indies have a tough task of playing this ODI series against India who are here with a full-strength squad. How well they play the first ODI will be a reflection of their ability as an ODI side.

West Indies Squad

Shai Hope (Captain), Rovman Powell (Vice Captain), Alick Athanaze, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas

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