India begin a new era under Rohit Sharma when they lock horns with West Indies in a three-match ODI series, starting February 6 (Sunday) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The hosts will be desperate to bounce off the blocks after suffering a shocking whitewash against South Africa.
India will play their 1000th One Day International when they take on West Indies in Ahmedabad on Sunday, becoming the first international team to cross the four-figure mark.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 4, 2022
Rohit Sharma has confirmed that Ishan Kishan will open the innings alongside him as Mayank Agarwal didn’t complete his quarantine. Young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi might also get a nod ahead.
On the other hand, West Indies come off the back of a 3-2 T20I series win against England and will hope to test their pool of players in conditions where they will play the next Men’s ODI World Cup in 2023.
Kieron Pollard & Co ODI record in the recent past, though, isn’t as compelling. They were whitewashed in Bangladesh (0-3) in early 2021 and suffered series losses to Australia (1-2) and Ireland (1-2), both at home.
Match Details
India vs West Indies, 1st ODI
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date & Time: February 6th, at 1:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
This stadium will host an ODI game for the first time since 2014. A competitive wicket is on the cards which will see a good fight between bat and ball.
India vs West Indies – Predicted Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna/Mohammad Siraj
West Indies: Shai Hope (wk), Nkrumah Bonner/Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd/Hayden Walsh Jr, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach
Fantasy Team Suggestions
Fantasy Team 1: Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shamarh Brooks, Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder (vc), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Akeal Hosein
Fantasy Team 2: Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope (vc), Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Alzarri Joseph