India opt to bowl against West Indies in landmark 1,000th ODI
India's new white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in their 1,000th one-day international on Sunday.
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India vs West Indies: India Missing A Finisher "Since MS Dhoni's Retirement", Says Rohit Sharma
India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday said the team has not found a finisher since the international retirement of MS Dhoni and going into next year's ODI World Cup, they are hoping to find one. Rohit was asked how he was looking at the finisher's role -- especially the No.6 and 7 in batting order -- where he admitted that they need to create more back-ups other than Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. "Finisher's role in ODI is very important but since MS Dhoni's retirement we haven't got anyone who could fit in that role," Rohit said on the eve of the first ODI against the West Indies.
India vs West Indies 1st ODI Live Score: India Elect To Bowl vs WI, Deepak Hooda Makes His Debut
IND vs WI 2022, 1st ODI, Live Score: India won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in the first ODI of three-match series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Deepak Hooda received his debut cap from Virat Kohli ahead of the toss. This will be India's 1000th game in the 50-over format, which is the most by any team in any format. India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed on the eve of the first ODI that he'll open the innings with Ishan Kishan in the first ODI. Ahead of the start of the series, seven members of the Indian team, including four players -- Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Navdeep Saini -- had tested positive for COVID-19. While Mayank Agarwal was added to the ODI squad as cover, Ishan Kishan and Shahrukh Khan were drafted into the team for the first ODI. The ODI series will be played without fans in Ahmedabad. (LIVE SCORECARD)
India vs West Indies: "Privilege To Lead India In 1000th ODI," Says Rohit Sharma
India skipper Rohit Sharma has said that it will be a privilege for him to lead the Men in Blue as they take the field to play their 1000th ODI. The side will achieve the feat in the first ODI against West Indies here at the Narendra Modi Stadium. In the 999 ODIs played earlier, India accounts for 518 wins and 431 losses. The Men in Blue had played their 500th match in 2002 and two decades later, the side has now reached the milestone of playing 1000 ODIs.
India vs West Indies: New India captain Rohit Sharma wants clarity on roles, more adaptability
Rohit Sharma on Saturday stressed on the need to be adaptable over the next 20 months leading up to the 2023 World Cup. “There is not a lot that we need to change. We just need to adapt to different situations of the game that is being presented in front of us,” said Sharma in his maiden interaction as the full-time ODI skipper. “We have played good ODI cricket over the course of the last few years. Suddenly the loss of a series (in South Africa) doesn’t mean that there is a panic that we need to create. (There are) certain understandings and learnings that we need to take into our game... the South Africa series was a great learning for us as to what we didn’t do collectively as a team,” he added at a virtual press conference ahead of the first of the three ODIs against West Indies.
Cricket-Kishan, Shahrukh added to India squad for West Indies ODI
(Reuters) - Batsmen Ishan Kishan and Shahrukh Khan have been added to the Indian squad for the first one-day international against the West Indies, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Saturday.
Kishan, Shahrukh added to India squad for West Indies ODI
Batsmen Ishan Kishan and Shahrukh Khan have been added to the Indian squad for the first one-day international against the West Indies, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Saturday.
India vs West Indies: Full Schedule Of ODI, T20I Series
India and West Indies clash in a limited-overs series that begins with the first ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The next two ODIs will be played at the same venue on February 9 and 11. The ODIs will be followed by a three-match Twenty20 International series, the entirety of which will be held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, from February 16 onwards. For India, it will be a chance to right the wrongs from their time in South Africa where they were whitewashed 0-3 in the ODI series.