India hand ODI debut to Mukesh Kumar and bowl
Toss India decide to bowl vs West Indies
India captain Rohit Sharma received the toss and elected to bowl within the opening ODI in opposition to West Indies in Bridgetown.
India handed an ODI debut to Mukesh Kumar, who can be a part of a three-man fast-bowling assault which incorporates Shardul Thakur and Umran Malik. They went with Kuldeep Yadav as their frontline spinner, whereas Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya have been the 2 allrounders within the aspect.
Mukesh had made his Test debut within the second match of the recently-concluded collection in opposition to West Indies. He has performed 24 List A video games and has picked up 26 wickets at 37.46.
Rohit stated he wished to strive a couple of issues forward of the ODI World Cup and see the place the group was heading into the marquee event.
West Indies, in the meantime, introduced again Shimron Hetmyer into the aspect and picked Dominic Drakes and Jayden Seales as the 2 frontline quick bowlers. Gudakesh Motie and Yannic Cariah have been the 2 spinners within the aspect.
Shai Hope, the West Indies captain, anticipated a little bit of moisture within the floor owing to an early-morning begin, and stated that his batters will should be watchful early on.
West Indies come into the collection on the again of a disappointing World Cup qualifier marketing campaign the place they did not make it to the primary occasion for the primary time of their historical past.
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Ishan Kishan (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Umran Malik, 11 Mukesh Kumar
West Indies: 1 Shai Hope (capt & wk), 2 Kyle Mayers, 3 Brandon King, 4 Alick Athanaze, 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Yannic Cariah, 9 Dominic Drakes, 10 Jaydon Seales, 11 Gudakesh Motie