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.
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Watch: KL Rahul's "Hustle" Video On Road To Comeback Ahead OF WI Tour Goes Viral
KL Rahul has had a torrid run of late. He was supposed to lead India in the T20I series at home against SOuth Africa in June, but was ruled out due to a groin injury. He then underwent a successful surgery for sports hernia in Germany and is now on the road to recovery. Rahul has over the years had recurrent lower abdominal related fitness issues, including groin strains and hamstring injuries. "It's been a tough couple of weeks but the surgery was successful. I'm healing and recovering well. My road to recovery has begun. Thank you for your messages and prayers. See you soon," Rahul had tweeted earlier.
"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.
Rain forces Indian cricketers to hit indoor nets ahead of 1st ODI against West Indies
Led by the veteran Shikhar Dhawan, the Indian bowlers and batters sweat it out at the indoor training facility as rain lashed parts of Trinidad.
With bilateral ODIs fighting for context, India's fringe players to battle against West Indies
Shikhar Dhawan leads the team in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, beginning here on Friday. Ben Stokes' surprise announcement from ODIs has fuelled the growing debate on hectic international scheduling, especially bilateral cricket. The premier English all-rounder made it clear that playing all three formats regularly is not sustainable anymore. Sandwiched between Tests and T20Is, ODI cricket has been jostling for space for a while now.
India vs West Indies: India Poised To Pile More Misery On Struggling West Indies
West Indies and India commence a three-match One-Day International series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday with the visitors, even without their most prominent players, favoured to get the better of a struggling home side. Fresh from a 2-1 series triumph in England, India have opted to rest regular captain Rohit Sharma, key batter Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. That presents an opportunity for talented and eager fringe players to make the most of the stars' absences at the expense of a team that was swept 3-0 by Bangladesh in Guyana the previous week.
On Rohit Sharma's Pic With "Long Lost Friend", Harbhajan Singh Trolls Yuvraj Singh
India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday shared a picture with former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Instagram. The two are all smiles as they hug each other in the picture. "Met my long lost friend after ages," Rohit captioned the picture, with a heart-eyes emoji. Yuvraj Singh responded to the picture and wrote "My brothaman". However, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has played his fair share of cricket with both Rohit and Yuvraj, gatecrashed their bromance with a hilarious comment, trolling the latter.