Shikhar Dhawan to lead India in away ODI series against West Indies; Rohit, Kohli among those rested

06.07.2022 - 14:01 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Shikhar Dhawan was on Wednesday named India captain for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, beginning on July 22 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Regular skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant have been rested for the series. The senior selection committee of the BCCI named a 16-member Indian team for the ODIs.

All the three games will be played in Port of Spain. After the ODIs, India will play five T20Is against the West Indies in the Caribbean and the United States, the squad for which is yet to be announced.

The Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

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Shikhar Dhawan praised his team's performance after India registered a two-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI here on Sunday. Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped the visitors to a series-clinching win in the three-match series at the Queens Park Oval stadium, while chasing a mammoth 312 to win. "It was a great team performance. Boys didn't lose the self-belief, that is amazing. Iyer, Sanju, Axar everyone was amazing, Even Avesh came out in his debut game and scored those 11 important runs. Thanks to IPL, they perform on a huge stage. I felt that we bowled nicely," said Dhawan in a post-match presentation.

Axar Patel Fires India To Series-Clinching Win Over West Indies In Second ODI

Axar Patel smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 35-ball 64, his maiden ODI fifty, as India scripted a sensational series-clinching two-wicket win over the West Indies in the second game here. Set a stiff target of 312, the visitors were down to 205 for five in 38.4 overs but Patel revived India's chase with his six-hitting prowess to take the visitors home with two balls to spare on Sunday. Needing six off last three balls, Patel clobbered Kyle Mayers straight over the bowlers head for a six as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Patel smashed five sixes and three fours in his unconquered innings and added 51 off 33 balls with Deepak Hooda (33) to keep India in the hunt.

"Boys Didn't Lose Self-belief...": Elated India Captain Shikhar Dhawan Says This After Series Win vs West Indies

India skipper Shikhar Dhawan praised his team's performance after registering a two-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI. Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped Team India win the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies by two wickets at Queens Park Oval stadium in Port of Spain on Sunday. "It was a great team performance. Boys didn't lose the self-belief, that is amazing. Iyer, Sanju, Axar everyone was amazing, Even Avesh came out in his debut game and scored those 11 important runs. Thanks to IPL, they perform on a huge stage. I felt that we bowled nicely," said Dhawan in a post-match presentation.

Watch: Shikhar Dhawan Leads Team India's Crazy Celebration After WI Series Win

It was a memorable Sunday for the Indian cricket team in Port of Spain, as they chased down a big target of 312 runs in 49.4 overs against West Indies. With the two-wicket win, India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped Team India to victory, after the Shikhar Dhawan-led side was struggling at 79/3. A 99-run stand between Iyer (63) and Samson (54) provided stability to their innings. In the end contributions from Deepak Hooda (33) and Axar Patel (64*) proved to be extremely vital in taking the visitors to a win. West Indies lost control of the match despite sending back the top order in the early stages of the match and despite posting a huge total on the board themselves.

India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: Axar Patel fires India to series-clinching win over West Indies

West Indies in the second game here. Set a stiff target of 312, the visitors were down to 205 for five in 38.4 overs but Patel revived India's chase with his six-hitting prowess to take the visitors home with two balls to spare on Sunday. As it happened | ScorecardNeeding six off the last three balls, Patel clobbered Kyle Mayers straight over the bowler's head for a six as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Patel smashed five sixes and three fours in his unconquered innings and added 51 off 33 balls with Deepak Hooda (33) to keep India in the hunt. This was after Shreyas Iyer (63) and Sanju Samson (54) tried to take the chase deep with well-paced fifties. Earlier, opting to bat, Shai Hope produced a masterclass 135-ball 115, while skipper Nicholas Pooran showed his big-hitting prowess with six maximums and one four during his 74 off 77 balls as West Indies posted an impressive 311 for six.

Watch: Shikhar Dhawan Presents Debut ODI Cap To Avesh Khan Ahead Of 2nd ODI vs West Indies

It was skipper Shikhar Dhawan who presented Avesh Khan with his debut ODI cap ahead of the second ODI against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. Avesh made his way into the lineup in place of Prasidh Krishna as West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran opted to bat first. The official handle of BCCI shared the video of Dhawan presenting the cap to Avesh.