KL Rahul tests positive for Covid, participation in T20s in Windies doubtful
West Indies, starting July 29 at Tarouba. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly informed about Rahul after the Board's Apex Council meeting.
Port-Of-Spain Sport News
"Lots Of Wins": India Captain Shikhar Dhawan's Special Message Ahead of WI ODIs. Watch
The Indian cricket team gets down to action yet again with an ODI against West Indies in Port of Spain on Friday under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan. India are going into the series after winning the ODI and T20I away series against England. India will play three ODIs and five T20Is agianst West Indies. In the ODI series, senior players like Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the ODI series. In their absence senior left-handed opener Dhawan is leading the team. Ahead of the first match, the BCCI released a special message from Dhawan.
India vs West Indies, 1st ODI: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
India will take on West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Port of Spain in Trinidad on Friday, July 22. After rounding off a successful tour of England with wins in both T20I and ODI series, India will now look to keep the momentum as they take on the West Indies for three ODIs and five T20Is.. India will be without the Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the ODI series, and the latter will also miss the T20I matches. Shikhar Dhawan will lead the team in Rohit's absence while Ravindra Jadeja has been named his deputy.
West Indies v India: Captaincy carousel continues in ODI series
A packed cricket calendar means India have flown to the Caribbean just four days after completing a full tour of UK.
"Deserves A Look In": Wasim Jaffer Wants This Youngster To Open With Shikhar Dhawan In West Indies ODIs
Former India batter Wasim Jaffer wants Ruturaj Gaikwad to make his ODI debut against West Indies in the first game of three-match series at the Port of Spain in Trinidad on Friday. With captain Rohit Sharma being rested and KL Rahul still recovering from his injury, there's no clarity as to who will accompany Dhawan at the top of the order. Highlighting the youngster's excellent form in Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he scored four centuries in five matches, Jaffer feels that Ruturaj deserves a chance to prove his quality. The 44-year-old also pointed out that playing Ruturaj will keep the left-right opening combo intact.
Watch: Undeterred By Rain, Team India Holds Indoors Net Session In Trinidad
A day ahead of India's first ODI against the West Indies, the visitors wanted to hit the nets. However, the rain Gods had other plans. But instead of waiting around or letting the day go by, the players had an indoors net session. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to share a video with snippets of India's training session. "Gearing up for ODI No.1 against the West Indies," BCCI captioned the video. Batter Shubman Gill appears in the video and explains how they decided to train indoors due to the rain.
Team India's flight to West Indies costs BCCI Rs 3.5 crore
BCCI spent around Rs 3.5 crore on booking a chartered flight for Team India to reach the West Indies - where they'll play three ODIs and five T20Is against the hosts - from England, a source has revealed to TOI. "The BCCI spent Rs 3.5 crore on the chartered flight which took Team India from Manchester on Tuesday afternoon to Port of Spain (the capital of Trinidad and Tobago) by 11.30 pm IST. The reason a chartered flight was booked for the team was not Covid-19. It's difficult to book so many tickets in a commercial flight-the Indian contingent includes 16 players and members of the support staff, including head coach Rahul Dravid. There are players' wives who have travelled to the Caribbean too," the source said on Wednesday.
India to play near full-strength squad in five T20Is against West Indies; Virat Kohli might be rested: Report
Virat Kohli might be rested from the T20I series in the Caribbean, says a report by Cricbuzz on Thursday. On Wednesday, Sharma, Bumrah, Pant, Pandya and Kohli were rested from India's three-match ODI series against the West Indies, to be played in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on July 22, 24 and 27. After this, India and West Indies will play five T20Is, starting from July 29 in Trinidad, followed by the next two matches at St.