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India vs West Indies first T20I: Preview, Predicted XI
India and West Indies lock horns today at Florida in the first match of 3-match T20I series. Both the teams would be looking forward to starting the post-World Cup journey on a winning note
India and West Indies start post-World Cup journey on Saturday at Florida as the two sides clash in the first T20I of the series. The Virat Kohli’s men were eliminated in the semi-final of World Cup 2019 by New Zealand while Windies failed to make it to the top four. However, there were several positives for both the teams in the tournament, which they would want to take forward.
Meanwhile, T20 is a different format, hence the teams have brought in different squads for the assignment. The likes of short-version specialists like Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine makes hosts the favourite side on paper. However, India too isn’t short of handy T20 players. They are a balanced side with both experienced and young players making their way.
Shikhar Dhawan, who was ruled out of World Cup midway due to an injury, is back in the squad for India while new faces Navdeep Saini, Rahul Chahar, Deepak Chahar have also been given an opportunity.
India’s predicted XI:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini
West Indies’ predicted XI:
Evin Lewis, John Campbell, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Kieron Pollard, Carlos Brathwaite (C), Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Kemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas
