Strong show against India will be fabulous for West Indies cricket: Nicholas Pooran

White-ball skipper Nicholas Pooran tells TOI that West Indies are trying to find the right template for each formatWest Indies cricket is going through a transitional phase at the moment following a disastrous T20 World Cup in UAE last year. Nicholas Pooran has taken over as the new captain, but the struggles have continued, especially in ODI cricket, with West Indies losing back-to-back ODI series against Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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The three matches will be played on July 22, 24 and 27 at the Queen's Park Oval, and Nicholas Pooran will continue to lead the side despite the hosts suffering a 0-3 whitewash against Bangladesh.

Things have been slightly better in T20s, with Pooran's side winning the series against Bangladesh, and the skipper feels they have been a "mixed bag" of late. "We are trying to find out the right mindset for ODI cricket. Once we get that, we will be fine, but now it's about forming a template for each format," Pooran told TOI ahead of their limited-overs series against India, which starts with an ODI in Queen's Park Oval on Friday.

Pooran knows it's going to be a tough challenge competing against an Indian side which is coming to the West Indies on the back of superb series wins in ODIs and T20Is against the powerful England. "We are looking forward to the series and our aim is to be competitive and play exciting cricket. We will look to put our best foot forward," Pooran said. There are a number of stars missing from the Indian ODI side, with Shikhar Dhawan leading the team. The Indians seem to be taking the T20s a lot more seriously though, with only Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah the major