WI vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against West Indies, 1st T20I

India is set to lock horns with West Indies in a T20I series. WI vs IND T20I series will witness 5 games. The 1st T20I is set to take place on July 29 (Friday) at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in the WI vs IND T20I series while Nicholas Pooran is the captain of the West Indies.

India recently defeated West Indies in a three-match ODI series 3-0. India won the 1st ODI by 3 runs, the 2nd ODI by 2 wickets, and the 3rd ODI by 119 runs. Now, India will seek to bag a victory in the T20I series as well. Ahead of WI vs IND 1st T20I, here we talk about India’s predicted playing XI against West Indies in the match.

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WI vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against West Indies, 1st T20I

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in WI vs IND T20I series and will lead the team in the 1st T20I game. The right-handed batsman will be the opener for the team as well. In the previous T20I series against England, the right-handed batsman scored 66 runs in 3 games at an average of 22.0. He scored a top knock of 33 runs.

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Ishan Kishan

With the ouster of KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan might get the position of the other opener in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The left-handed batsman was part of the previous T20I series against England. He played only 1 game in the series and scored 8 runs. Kishan will aim to give a good start to the team while batting.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer might be the no.3 batsman for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Iyer will be a good choice for the one-down position. The right-handed batsman scored 161 runs in the recent ODI series against West Indies at an average of 53.66. He also smacked 2 half-centuries in the series.

Rishabh Pant (WK)

Rishabh Pant is back to the team in the T20I series and might be the wicketkeeper of the team in the 1st T20I against West Indies. The left-handed batsman might bat in the middle-order. Pant last played in the ODI series against England. He slammed a match-winning century in the final ODI game.

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Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav might be another middle-order batter for the team in the 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman failed to score in the recent ODI series against West Indies, getting out for cheap scores in 3 games. However, the right-handed batsman slammed a century in the previous T20I series against England. Yadav scored 171 runs in 3 games in the England series.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya might be an all-rounder for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman was part of the previous T20I series against England. He scored 63 runs in 2 games and also picked 5 wickets in the series. Pandya will bat in the middle order for the team.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel might be another all-rounder for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The left-handed batsman recently slammed a match-winning half-century in an ODI game against West Indies. He has been part of all the recent ODI and T20I series for India.

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Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav might be a spinner for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The left-handed batsman has been out of the field for a long time due to injury. The leg spinner last played a T20I series against Sri Lanka in February this year. He went wicketless in the match.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be one of the pacers for India in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer gave a fabulous performance in the recent T20I series against England. Kumar picked 4 wickets in the series and also won the player of the series award.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel might be another pacer for the team in the 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer played in the previous T20I series against England. Patel hunted 4 wickets in 3 games at an average of 23.25. He will aim for another good performance in the T20I series against West Indies.

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Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan might be another pacer for the team in the 1st T20I clash. The right-arm pacer was also part of the previous T20I series against England. Khan picked 1 wicket in 1 game in the series. In the recent ODI series against West Indies, Khan failed to get a wicket in the only match he played.

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