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Watch: 'Lord' Shardul Thakur Rattles Brandon King's Stumps As India Dominate West Indies

Fantastic performances by spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja helped India restrict West Indies to just 114 runs in 23 overs during the first ODI of three-match series at Barbados on Thursday. Put to bat first by India, WI lost a quick wicket in their second over after Hardik Pandya removed Kyle Mayers for just two when he lobbed the ball towards skipper Rohit Sharma at mid-on. India was 7/1 in 2.4 overs.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Extreme Reflexes Leaves WI Star Romario Shepherd Shocked, Ravindra Jadeja Rejoices

Virat Kohli always leaves his mark on the cricket field. Even when he is not batting, Kohli never ceases to impress. On Thursday, Kohli was at his best as he made some brilliant saves for India against West Indies in the first ODI. The highlight was Kohli's catch of Romario Shepherd off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling. In the 18th over, Shepherd tried to steer Jadeja's delivery on the off-side only to find Virat Kohli's extremely safe hands. The WI batter looked shocked and disappointed at the dismissal as Jadeja broke into a celebration.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Strange Dance After Facing Hardik Pandya's Bowling At The Nets Goes Viral

After winning against West Indies in the Test series, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team will eye a good result in the three-ODI series that begins in Barbados on Thursday. The ODI squad bears a distinct look with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya coming in. With the World Cup in a few months' time, the ODI series against the West Indies is part of that preparatory process. Ahead of the first ODI, Kohli faced Pandya in the nets and gave a bizarre gesture while batting at the nets.

Watch: Teammates Can't Trust Each Other With Catch, Leads To Argument

Brno Cricket Club players Riaz Afridi and Rahat Ali almost collided after the former came in front of the latter to complete a catch. The incident happened during Brno's match against the Prague Tigers in the ECS Czechia T10. Brno pacer Satyajit Sengupta bowled a looping slower delivery to Tigers' opener GM Hasanat, who mistimed his pull and the ball went high in the air. Rahat, who was deployed at mid-off, settled under the high ball to take the catch. However, Afridi came running in from mid-on and took the charge.

Watch: Video Claims Pakistan Captain Babar Azam's 'Wonder Boundary' vs Sri Lanka Was No Fluke

Pakistan enjoyed a good day in the field against Sri Lanka on the third day of the second Test in Colombo. Opener Abdullah Shafique's maiden double century and an unbeaten 132 by Agha Salman put Pakistan in the box seat. The tourists reached 563-5 at stumps, leading Sri Lanka by 397 runs in their first innings at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club. Salman and concussion substitute Mohammad Rizwan, on 37, were batting in an unbeaten stand of 95 after Shafique's departure on 201.

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Watch: 'Lord' Shardul Thakur Rattles Brandon King's Stumps As India Dominate West Indies

Watch: Virat Kohli's Extreme Reflexes Leaves WI Star Romario Shepherd Shocked, Ravindra Jadeja Rejoices

Watch: Virat Kohli's Strange Dance After Facing Hardik Pandya's Bowling At The Nets Goes Viral

Watch: Teammates Can't Trust Each Other With Catch, Leads To Argument

Watch: Video Claims Pakistan Captain Babar Azam's 'Wonder Boundary' vs Sri Lanka Was No Fluke

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