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The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against India in a bid to keep their one-day international series alive Wednesday despite losing skipper Kieron Pollard to a niggle. Nicholas Pooran stands in as skipper and Odean Smith replaces Pollard for the tourists, who lost the opening ODI of the three-match series in Ahmedabad.
IND vs WI 2nd ODI Live Score: India are a wicket down against the West Indies in the ongoing second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma failed to replicate his exploits from the first ODI as he was dismissed by Kemar Roach. Having won the series opener comprehensively on Sunday, India will look to take unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. KL Rahul returns to the team to replace Ishan Kishan, while Kieron Pollard is out for the West Indies due to a niggle. Earlier, West Indies won the toss and stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran opted to bowl. (LIVE SCORECARD)
India cantered to an easy win over the West Indies in the opening game of the three-match ODI series on Sunday in Ahmedabad. The hosts proved to be just too good on the day for the visitors with spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar playing a starring role. The duo took seven wickets between them, creating all sorts of problems for the West Indian batters. While it was smooth sailing for India in the opening ODI, looking forward to the 2023 ODI World Cup at home, India have one problem in particular that will be making the team management a bit nervous.
The BCCI on Monday shared two photos of head coach Rahul Dravid bowling spin in the Team India nets ahead of the second one-day international against West Indies. India won the first match with ease and will be looking to seal the series in the second match on Wednesday. Former India spinner and Dravid's former teammate Harbhajan Singh took note of the photos and shared some light hearted advice with the former batting great.
Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer, who had tested positive for COVID-19 last week, had a light training session on Tuesday evening after recovering and completing their isolation period. The duo was monitored by the BCCI medical team. It is highly unlikely that they will be straight away drafted into the playing XI for the second ODI, which is scheduled to be held here on Wednesday. On February 2, a COVID-19 outbreak had hit the Indian cricket team as three main players -- Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Iyer -- tested positive for the virus during their mandatory isolation period before the start of the West Indies series.
India showed a lot of intent while chasing 176 in the first ODI against West Indies and going forward the team will continue to bat in a similar fashion, hinted Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday. India had chased down the target in just 28 overs. Surya also feels that batting first isn't really a big challenge for the side. “Not really, I think, we have kept things really simple, we are going to bat the same way, we did in the last game, it is just that when we bat first, we need to try and bat till the end to have that defendable score, but the way we batted in the second innings in the last game, I think it was perfect.
Rohit Sharma made a fine comeback after missing out on the South Africa tour due to an injury. The 34-year-old took charge of the Indian team for the first time as the country's full-time white-ball captain in the opening ODI against the West Indies. Not only did he impress with his tactical decisions, but also shone with the bat as the hosts chased down the 177-run target with relative ease. The Indian skipper led from the front, blasting 60 runs off just 51 balls.
Already 1-0 up in the three-match series, India face the West Indies in the second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The opening match marked the start of Rohit Sharma's tenure as full-time white-ball captain with the hosts coasting to a six-wicket win. Chasing a target of 177 runs, India reached 178 for four in 28 overs with Rohit smashing 60 runs off 51 balls. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal was also in fantastic form, bagging a four-wicket haul to help India bowl out the West Indies for 176 in 43.5 overs.