Published: Aug 08, 2019, 12:46 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 09, 2019, 12:48 AM (IST)
Having clinched the three-match Twenty20 international series 3-0, India will look to continue their winning momentum as they take on West Indies in the first ODI at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday.
This will be India’s first ODI after the defeat against New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and the Virat Kohli-led side will be keen to make a winning return to the 50-overs cricket.
While Shikhar Dhawan is ready to join Rohit Sharma at the top of the innings, KL Rahul will be slotted in the middle order. Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav meanwhile contest for two spots in the middle-order.
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Mohammed Shami will be a part of the ODI squad and he is expected to lead the bowling attack while Bhuvneshwar Kumar may be rested, having played the three T20Is. Shami will be guiding the young pacers – Khaleel Ahmed and Navdeep Saini – while Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav will take care of the spin-bowling department.
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For West Indies, Chris Gayle will be keen to make a flying start in what is his final ODI series. Gayle, who will become the West Indian with the most ODI against his name, will be targeting Brian Lara’s record of most ODI runs for a West Indian.
Jason Holder will be back to lead the side and he will be looking to make a winning start to the ODI series which is taking place after a disappointing World Cup campaign.
