India vs West Indies: West Indies' Predicted Playing XI Against India- West Indies Tour of India 2022, 1st T20I

West Indies will collide with India in a T20I series. The India vs West Indies T20I series will witness its first encounter on February 16 (Wednesday). The match will take place at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. A total of three t20I clashes will be played during the series.

West Indies lost the ODI series to India 3-0. The visitors were totally outplayed in all three games and faced a humiliating whitewash. In the T20I series, Kieron Pollard is the skipper of West Indies while Rohit Sharma will lead India. Here we take a glance at West Indies’ predicted playing XI against India in the 1st T20I encounter.

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India vs West Indies: West Indies’ Predicted Playing XI Against India- West Indies Tour of India 2022, 1st T20I

Brandon King

Brandon King might open the innings for West Indies in the 1st T20I. He also opened in India vs West Indies ODI series. However, he was not quite successful, scoring 45 runs across 3 games. He will look for a better show in the T20I series.

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Shai Hope (WK)

Shai Hope will be the wicketkeeper for the team in India vs West Indies 1st T20I. He will also open with Brandon Kings in the 1st game. He scored 40 runs in the three ODI matches and could not come up with a big knock in any game.

Darren Bravo

Darren Bravo might be the no.3 batsman for the team. He did not find any success in the ODI series. He scored just 38 runs in 3 matches. He will look for a better show in India vs West Indies 1st T20I. He is an experienced player in the squad.

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran will be another player in the playing XI as he is also the vice-captain of the team. The left-handed batsman hit 61 runs in 3 games during the ODI series. He scored a good knock of 34 in the 3rd ODI but could not convert it into a big score. He led the team in two ODIs in the absence of Kieron Pollard.

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Kieron Pollard (C)

Kieron Pollard might be back as the skipper of the team in India vs West Indies 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman did not play the 2nd and 3rd ODI due to a niggle. Now, he has got a good rest and might lead the team in the 1st T20I.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder will be the all-rounder that the team will pick in India vs West Indies 1st T20I. Holder smacked a half-century in the 1st ODI and also picked 4 wickets in the 3rd ODI. Hence, he is in a good form and will be a valuable part of the team.

Fabian Allen

Fabian Allen might be another all-rounder that the team picks in India vs West Indies 1st T20I. In the ODI series, he picked 2 wickets and scored 42 runs. He played a crucial knock of 29 runs in the 1st ODI. He is in a good form and might be an asset for the team in the T20I series against India.

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Sheldon Cottrell

Sheldon Cottrell will be one of the pacers for the team in India vs West Indies 1st T20I. Cottrell was not part of the team in the ODI series and will join the squad in the T20I series. With 46 wickets in 389 games, Cottrell has a good experience in T20Is for West Indies.

Odean Smith

Odean Smith will be another player in the playing XI. Smith impressed with his performance in the 2 ODIs he played. Along with 3 wickets, he also played 2 impressive cameos for the team while batting. He showcased himself as a worthy player in the ODI series against India.

Romario Shepherd

Romario Shepherd might be another pacer that the team can go ahead with. In the absence of Alzarri Joseph and Kemar Roach from the T20I squad, Shepherd might get a chance to play for the team. He accounts for 12 wickets in 14 T20I games so far.

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Hayden Walsh

Hayden Walsh might be the spinner that the team picks in India vs West Indies 1st T20I. He was part of the 3rd ODI against India in which he picked 2 wickets. He grabbed the crucial wickets of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant in the match.

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