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IND vs WI | 1st ODI: India look for positive re-start after dismal show away from home

India are all set to lock horns with West Indies at home with new limited-overs skipper Rohit Sharam returning to the setup after missing the South Africa tour due to injury. 

But the hosts suffered a major blow after the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Navdeep Saini (standby player) had tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the start of the series. The selectors had subsequently called up Mayank Agarwal in the ODI squad. 

The Indian team is coming into this series after suffering a defeat in both Tests and ODIs against the Proteas. They only managed to win one Test match while having a thumping 0-3 defeat in the ODIs under the stand-in captain KL Rahul's leadership. 

The first ODI between India and West Indies will be played on Sunday (February 6, 2022) in Ahmedabad. 

Match Details

Match: IND vs WI, 1st ODI, West Indies tour of India, 2022

Date: Sunday, February 06, 2022

Time: 1:30 PM

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Broadcast: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report

The track at the venue is expected to be a balanced one but chasing here seems to be a better option. So, if you win the toss, elect to bowl first. 

Team News

India: The Indian team has announced that wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan will be the opening partner of captain Rohit Sharma for this game. The two openers Shikhar Dhawan and Gaikwad were forced out of the series due to Covid-19 and Mayank Agarwal was included in the side for the fixtures. 

West Indies: West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard had a decent outing in the recently concluded T20I series against England and would look to continue his form against The Men in Blue as well. 

Probable XI

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj

West Indies: Shai Hope (wk), Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Hayden Walsh Jr, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach

Fantasy XI

Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli (VC), Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Kieron Pollard (C), Jason Holder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein 

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