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The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against India in a bid to keep their one-day international series alive Wednesday despite losing skipper Kieron Pollard to a niggle. Nicholas Pooran stands in as skipper and Odean Smith replaces Pollard for the tourists, who lost the opening ODI of the three-match series in Ahmedabad.
The IPL auction is just days away and the Indian Premier League's most successful team has a lot to plan for their future in the league. Mumbai Indians, five-time winners of the league, have retained four of their main players, but they had a solid squad in place and will have to put in a good strategy to get their core group back. Captain Rohit Sharma, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, the talented Suryakumar Yadav and the mercurial Kieron Pollard were retained ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. They have already lost Hardik Pandya to the Ahmedabad franchise.
A total of 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players will be up for grabs for the ten IPL teams. With the addition of two new teams -- Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad -- the total number of available slots has increased to 217. We can expect an action-packed event in Bengaluru with 48 players opting to be included in the highest Rs 2 crore reserve price bracket. In the history of the IPL auction the most expensive buy at the auction has been South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who was bought by the Rajasthan Royals at the last player auction in 2021 for Rs 16.25 Crore. There are very good chances that someone will break that record at the mega auction this time.
Indian Premier League will be called the Gujarat Titans, the franchise announced on Wednesday. The franchise, owned by private equity firm CVC Capital and to be led by India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, said the name was chosen to pay tribute to the state's rich cricketing legacy. “Debuting in the 15th season of the IPL, the Gujarat Titans will pay tribute to the state's rich cricketing legacy, which has seen it produce countless Indian international cricket legends over the years,” the franchise said in statement on Wednesday.
The new Ahmedabad franchise of the (Indian Premier League) IPL has been named as the Gujarat Titans. The announcement was made during the pre-match show on Star Sports ahead of the 2nd India vs West Indies ODI in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat Titans will be led by India all-rounder Hardik Pandya while former India pacer Ashish Nehra has been named as the head coach of the side. The Ahmedabad Titans and the Lucknow Super Giants are the two new teams set to join the already existing 8 franchises in the IPL. All 10 teams will be aiming to build a strong team in the mega auction set to take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Apart from Hardik Pandya, the other two players picked by the franchise from the draft ahead of the mega auction are Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill.
IND vs WI 2nd ODI Live Score: India are a wicket down against the West Indies in the ongoing second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma failed to replicate his exploits from the first ODI as he was dismissed by Kemar Roach. Having won the series opener comprehensively on Sunday, India will look to take unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. KL Rahul returns to the team to replace Ishan Kishan, while Kieron Pollard is out for the West Indies due to a niggle. Earlier, West Indies won the toss and stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran opted to bowl. (LIVE SCORECARD)
In a welcome news for Team India, cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer returned to training after recovering from COVID-19. The duo had missed India's first ODI against the West Indies after testing positive for coronavirus on arrival in Ahmedabad. “@SDhawan25 & @ShreyasIyer15 have recovered from COVID-19 and trained with the #TeamIndia squad ahead of the 2nd ODI,” BCCI tweeted on Wednesday ahead of the 2nd ODI against West Indies. Both Dhawan and Iyer were seen training with the rest of the squad. The due were part of India's XI in the three ODIs against South Africa and it will be interesting to see if they get their spots back in the side for the second match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India are spoilt for choices in this encounter as opener KL Rahul, who too missed the series opener due to personal reasons, is available for selection.
India cantered to an easy win over the West Indies in the opening game of the three-match ODI series on Sunday in Ahmedabad. The hosts proved to be just too good on the day for the visitors with spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar playing a starring role. The duo took seven wickets between them, creating all sorts of problems for the West Indian batters. While it was smooth sailing for India in the opening ODI, looking forward to the 2023 ODI World Cup at home, India have one problem in particular that will be making the team management a bit nervous.