India vs West Indies Match Preview- West Indies Tour of India 2022, 1st ODI

Updated - 06 Feb 2022, 09:22 AM

India vs West Indies, IND vs WI 2023
India vs West Indies, Image Credits: Twitter

India vs West Indies Match Preview- West Indies Tour of India 2022, 1st ODI. India and West Indies are set to collide in an ODI series. The India vs West Indies ODI series will witness three matches.

India vs West Indies 1st ODI is set to be played on February 6 (Sunday) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India will be led by their new ODI skipper Rohit Sharma. After missing the previous ODI series against South Africa, Rohit Sharma is back to the team. For West Indies, Kieron Pollard is the captain.

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Kieron Pollard West Indies
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India and West Indies last played an ODI series back in 2019. India defeated West Indies in the ODI series 2-1. In head-t0-head encounters in ODIs, India and West Indies are almost tied up. In 133 ODI games so far, India has won 64 matches while West Indies have won 63 matches. While facing each other in India, the home side India has won 29 games while West Indies has won 28 matches.

Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard
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In the last five India vs West Indies ODI encounters, India defeated West Indies on 4 occasions. India arrives in this series after a miserable loss in the previous ODI series against South Africa. West Indies face India after bagging an impressive 3-2 victory against England in a recent t20I series.

Kieron Pollard and Jason Holder
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India vs West Indies Match Preview- West Indies Tour of India 2022, 1st ODI

India

IND vs SA ODI, Team India
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India will be led by Rohit Sharma in India vs West Indies ODI series. After taking charge as ODI captain, this will be the first time Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team in ODIs.

4 Indian players Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, and Navdeep Saini have tested positive for COVID-19. Hence, they will not be available for the opening ODI. Mayank Agarwal and Ishan Kishan have been added to India’s ODI squad.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.

West Indies

West Indies Cricket Team
West Indies Cricket Team. Credits: ICC

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West Indies is led by Kieron Pollard in India vs West Indies ODI series. West Indies comprise quite a young squad in the series. Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, and Kemar Roach are some of the experienced players in the squad.

West Indies last played an ODI series against Ireland last month. West Indies lost 2 ODI games and won 1 and lost the series 2-1. Recently, West Indies defeated England in a T20I series 3-2 at home.

West Indies Squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh

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