Pollard back for Windies, India opt to bowl in first T20
India won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies, who were to be led by fit-again Kieron Pollard in the first of the three Twenty20 internationals on Wednesday.
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IND vs WI 2022, 1st T20 Live Score:Ravi Bishnoi will make his Team India debut against the West Indies in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid will loook to use this T20I series to find out more options for the T20 World Cup that is slated to take place in Australia later this year.
"Not Necessarily Experiment": Rohit Sharma On Preparing For 2022 T20 World Cup
"Experiment" is the buzz word in any global tournament year but Indian captain Rohit Sharma finds it a tad "over-rated" and he does not want the juniors in the team to feel insecure. With T20 World Cup in Australia scheduled layer this year, Rohit knows that some of the slots, like pace and spin bowling all-rounders still need to be filled and he wants youngsters to get adequate chances. "The word 'experiment' is a little overrated in my terms. We are trying to fill in that gap in our squad, so whatever it takes we will try and do," Rohit said during a virtual media interaction on the eve of the opening T20 against the West Indies.
India vs West Indies, 1st T20I: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
Having swept the three-match ODI series 3-0, India will now aim to bolster their T20 credentials when they take on the West Indies in the opening T20I of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. Last year, India failed to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. With about eight months to go for the next edition of the tournament, this time in Australia, India have handful of games to figure out their best possible side to pose a threat to the likes of England, Australia and New Zealand. Skipper Rohit Sharma will be keen to try out different options in this series against the West Indies.
India Predicted XI For 1st T20I vs West Indies: Rohit Sharma Likely To Pick A Debutant; Focus On Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer
India registered a 3-0 clean sweep against the West Indies in Rohit Sharma's maiden tryst as a full-time white-ball captain but even the biggest of Team India fans would agree that there are multiple holes to be filled in the limited-overs set-up. Despite India's dominating performance just a week back in the ODIs, one is likely to give it a second thought before betting on them to repeat the same in the T20I series beginning in Kolkata on Wednesday. Partly it is because of West Indies' reputation of performing far better in the T20Is compared to the other formats but largely it is because of India's indifferent form in the shortest format of late. Not too long ago, India failed to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year. With about eight months to go for another global event, this time in Australia, India have handful of games to figure out their best possible side to pose a threat to the likes of England, Australia and New Zealand.
India build for WC in West Indies series
India will use the three-match home series against West Indies to identify players for this year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, captain Rohit Sharma says.
Rohit Sharma's Statement On Virat Kohli Should Have Come Sooner: Former India Cricketer Atul Wassan
Former India cricketer Atul Wassan feels that India's white-ball captain Rohit Sharma should have come in support of Virat Kohli much earlier than the rumours of a rift between him and Kohli surfaced. India's white-ball captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday had lashed out at the media in support of Virat Kohli saying that "If you guys (journalists) can keep it quiet for a while, everything will fall into place."
Pink-ball Test on menu for India series against Sri Lanka
India on Tuesday revised the schedule for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, bringing the Twenty20 internationals forward to precede the two Tests, the country's cricket board said.