A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to find its footing as they aim to achieve the world record-winning feat with another clean sweep against West Indies on Wednesday. India on Sunday created a world record, the most against a team, by winning their 12th consecutive series in the ODI format against the West Indies.
Against this background, the head coach Rahul Dravid He might be tempted to try some of his reserve players, but he has to strike a fine balance between keeping the pace and testing his bench strength. It’s less likely in the batting department Ruturaj Gaikwadi would be more like Shubman GillJoe would not want to sit out after two innings of 64 and 43.
Gaikwad had a full South Africa series where he looked clearly uneasy against quality pace. While his IPL credentials have kept him in the mix, the Indian cricket establishment is unlikely to invest in him on a short-term basis. Shreyas Iyer And Sanju Samson He also hit the straps with a half-century in the last game and Suryakumar Yadav don’t expect to cool your heels at the expense of Ishaan Kishan Despite his twin failures in the first two matches.
Kishan is seen as a timer of the ball who can use the powerplay overs well to hit the ground. He is not a power hitter who can force the pace after the 35th over and hence Samson is a better option despite being left handed.
Ravindra Jadeja As the designated vice-captain was the first-choice all-rounder in this series, he was ruled out of the first two matches due to a knee injury.
It is still not certain whether Jadeja will be available for the final game Akshar Patel He had to work hard after his match-winning knock of 64 in the second game.
However, if Dhawan wants to play two left-arm spinners, then Yuzvendra Chahali Rest can be called for but it will be at the cost of sacrificing variety in the bowling attack.
Arshdeep Singh had a back problem during England’s ODIs but since he is a left-arm fast bowler, he can be tried in his place. Avesh Khan, which was a bit expensive in the second ODI. He conceded 54 runs in his six-wicket less overs.
charge and famous krishna There is a similar type of hit-the-deck bowling style, which involves getting the delivery to back up from behind length or good length.
It only warrants that one of the two must start at eleven.
As far as West Indies are concerned, they have capable players but as a unit they have failed to fire. they depend heavily on individual talent Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran, rowman powelleither romario shepherd,
More importantly, the team has not shown the resilience to win crucial moments that could affect the outcome of the match. Could do well to use West Indies’ experience Jason Holder In the last match of the series.
The hosts will be aiming to end their losing streak in ODIs, which has now stretched to eight matches, including a 0-3 loss to Bangladesh in the preceding rubber.
Teams (from): West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Shai Hope (Vice-Captain), shamrah brooks, kisi cartyJason Holder, Aqeel Hossein, Alzarri JosephBrandon King, Kyle Meyers, chemo paulRovman Powell and Jaden SealsHayden Walsh.
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India: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak HoodaSuryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul ThakurYuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Famous Krishna, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
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