Ind vs WI LIVE: Preparation for T20 WC starts- Rohit Sharma & Co will mark their first game in the build of the T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue look to ensure they have a balanced side in terms of both batting & bowling departments. Team India will also be looking to resolve their middle-order muddle as they look for the right combination with just a few months left for the T20I World Cup. Follow India vs West Indies LIVE score updates on InsideSport.IN
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India and West Indies will lock horns in three T20Is beginning Wednesday. The focus will be on the brand of cricket India play, having witnessed disappointment in T20 World Cup 2021. The Men in Blue won the T20I series against New Zealand, but nothing changed in terms of approach. It would be interesting to see whether the Men in Blue try out something different.
Ind vs WI LIVE: Preparation for T20 WC starts, focus on hosts’ approach
- KL Rahul and Axar Patel have been ruled out of the T20I series. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda are named as replacements.
- Virat Kohli recorded scores of 8,18 and 0 in the ODI series and it would be interesting to see how the batter performs in the shortest format.
- It is safe to say that Ishan Kishan who recently was acquired by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore would open the batting alongside Rohit in the T20I series in the absence of KL Rahul.
- It would be needed to see how the likes of Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer perform in the middle-order.
Ind vs WI LIVE: Preparation for T20 WC starts, focus on hosts’ approach
Focus on Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan & Bhuvneshwar Kumar – The management would also like to see what Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar do in this series and this will help them in making a call on who to persist with for the T20 World Cup set to be played in Australia later this year.
Who will be the finisher? Deepak Hooda and Venkatesh Iyer can add firepower to the lower-order and it needs to be seen who the management goes with in the first T20I.
West Indies
Talking about West Indies, the side displayed horrendous batting in the ODI series, but the side recently defeated England 3-2 in the shortest format and they would look to take the form into the series against India. It needs to be seen whether Kieron Pollard would be available having missed the last two ODIs due to a niggle.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda.
West Indies: Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran, Fabien Allen, Darren Bravo, Roseton Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Rovman Powell, Romario Shephard, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.
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