IND vs WI: India's Playing XI vs West Indies For The 1st T20I (Predicted)

The Indian team is all set to tour West Indies for a forthcoming ODI and T20I series this month. The IND vs WI ODI series will be played first followed by the T20I series. The ODI series will observe 3 games while the T20I series will witness 5 encounters. India has announced a 16-member squad for the ODI series. Shikhar Dhawan is nominated as the skipper for the IND vs WI ODI series.

The T20I squad is also expected to feature most of the players from the ODI squad. West Indies will have the home advantage in the series and many crucial Indian players are not part of India’s squad. India will need to pick the best players in the playing XI in the T20I games. Here we talk about India’s predicted playing XI vs West Indies for the 1st T20I.

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IND vs WI: India’s Playing XI vs West Indies For The 1st T20I (Predicted)

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan might be picked as the skipper of the IND vs WI T20I series as well. Dhawan might also open the innings for India in the 1st T20I encounter. Dhawan is mostly absent from T20Is where Ishan Kishan or KL Rahul takes his opener’s spot. However, with the absence of KL Rahul against West Indies, he is highly likely to take up the opener’s slot.

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Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan might be the other opener and wicketkeeper for India in IND vs WI 1st T20I. In the absence of KL Rahul, Kishan has been a popular choice of opener for India. In the recent T20I series against England, Ishan only got 1 game to play where he scored 8 runs. However, Kishan is expected to get more chances against West Indies.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav might be a middle-order batter for the team. With a century in the recent IND vs ENG 3rd T20I, Suryakumar Yadav has proved that he is a dangerous batsman in the shortest format. In the T20I series against England, Yadav scored the most 171 runs in 3 games. After his good show against England, he is a prominent member of the squad against West Indies.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer might be another middle-order batsman for India in the 1st T20I against West Indies. While the squad comprise many newcomers and youngsters, Iyer is a pretty experienced player in the team. He has not slammed a big knock in T20Is in the recent time. However, during the home series against West Indies earlier this year, he came out with an astonishing batting show.

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Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson might be another middle-order batsman in the IND vs WI 1st T20I. In a T20I match against Ireland last month, Sanju Samson smacked a marvellous knock of 77 runs. He will be a crucial batter for the team against the West Indies. Although he might not keep the stumps, he might get a place in the playing XI.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda might be another middle-order batsman for the team in IND vs WI 1st T20I. With a century against Ireland in a T20I game, Hooda has proved that he has great potential as a batter. He has played impressively in the few T20I games he has played so far. Against West Indies, Hooda is expected to get enormous opportunities to showcase his batting.

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja might be the all-rounder for India in the 1st T20I against West Indies. Jadeja will be an experienced player for India in the squad. The left-arm spinner will help India in bowling. Moreover, he will be a powerful lower-order batter for the team. He played a crucial knock of unbeaten 46 runs in a recent T20I against England.

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Prasidh Krishna

Prasidh Krishna might be one of the pacers for the team in the IND vs WI 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer is an emerging bowler for the national team. Krishna has never played a T20I game but has played 7 ODI games in which he accounts for 18 wickets. Against West Indies, Krishan is expected to make his T20I debut.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj might be another pacer for India in IND vs WI 1st T20I. Although Siraj often do not gets a chance in T20Is and ODIs, he is quite an experienced pacer for India as he is a regular member of the Test team. Siraj will aim to come up with a good performance in the T20I series as well. Siraj last played a T20I against Sri Lanka earlier this year, where he scalped 1 wicket.

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan might be another pacer for India in the 1st T20I game against West Indies. Khan has got a little experience in T20Is so far. In 9 T20I games, he accounts for 8 wickets at an average of 29.38. Against West Indies, Avesh Khan is expected to get a lot of opportunities to showcase his bowling might.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal might be the spinner for India in IND vs WI 1st T20I. Chahal is the only full-time spinner India has picked in the squad. In the previous few T20I series against South Africa, Ireland, and England, Chahal has been an impressive bowler picking wickets consistently. He picked 4 wickets in 2 T20I games against England. Chahal will lead the spin attack for India against West Indies.

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