India will appearance to finish their first-ever sequence sweep beneath Rohit Sharma’s full-time captaincy because the hosts tackle a battered West Indies facet within the third and ultimate fit of the continued ODI sequence on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India have no longer been medical however have controlled to outclass West Indies through comfy margins within the first 2 ODIs. All eyes had been on Rohit, who took as India’s full-time ODI captain for the primary time within the ODI sequence. And the skipper has handed the preliminary check with flying colors.
India flaunted their bowling talents within the first ODI, brushing aside West Indies for 176 and protecting a below-par general of 237 within the 2d ODI on Wednesday in Ahmedabad. Rohit ticked the entire proper containers throughout the 2d ODI as he used all his revel in to Marshall his bowling unit and set attacking fields to position drive at the West Indies batters.
Friday’s ODI is a useless rubber nevertheless it supplies India with a chance to proceed checking out their bench energy. Ruturaj Gaikwad returned from Covid isolation on Thursday however it’s not likely that he’s going to discover a position within the XI within the third ODI as Rohit Sharma showed that Shikhar Dhawan, who recovered from Covid previous this week, will open with him.
It additionally implies that India will droop their ‘Rishabh Pant experiment’ on the height. India opened with Ishan Kishan within the 1st ODi and regardless of the go back of KL Rahul, opened with Pant within the 2d ODI, serving to elevate a couple of eyebrows. Pantt failed to use the chance as he departed for 18.
“We can get Shikhar again for subsequent recreation, and he wishes some recreation time. It isn’t at all times the effects. We needed to take a look at it one recreation,” Rohit had stated.
Whilst vice-captain Rahul is predicted to proceed batting at No. 4, Pant is prone to don the finisher’s position. Each Rohit and Virat Kohli failed within the 2d ODI and India want giant ones from them if they’re to submit a dominant general at the board, equipped they bat first within the sequence finale.
Pant will return to the middle-order along Suryakumar Yadav, who’s prone to retain his position after rising because the group’s absolute best scorer in the second one fit following a top-order cave in.
Most likely, all-rounder Deepak Hooda must make method for Dhawan within the enjoying XI. It is still observed whether or not Shreyas Iyer, if to be had for variety, could make the enjoying XI or no longer, consistent with the PTI.
WILL KULDEEP OR BISHNOI GET A GAME?
And with the sequence sealed, the Indian group control can manage to pay for to make few adjustments and provides alternatives to new avid gamers.
So, both left-arm orthodox spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who’s making a return after improving from an damage, or younger leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi may get a look-in.
Which means that both Yuzvendra Chahal or Washington Sundar might be rested to make method for one in all their teammates.
Additionally, Avesh Khan has been ready within the wings, and the group control may additionally give him a recreation.
With pacer Prasidh Krishna taking 4 wickets in a very good 2nd recreation and Shardul Thakur additionally a number of the wickets, it’s extremely not likely that the duo could be dropped. So if Avesh is incorporated, most likely Mohammed Siraj must make method.
WEST INDIES HOPE FOR POLLARD RETURN
In the meantime, the West Indies, who’ve already conceded the sequence, could be taking a look to position up an improvised display with the bat and regain some misplaced floor.
The second one ODI used to be the eleventh time within the remaining 17 video games that the West Indies have did not bat their quota of fifty overs.
Their batters, together with skipper Kieron Pollard and senior all-rounder Jason Holder, should put a prize on their wickets.
With the exception of the duo of Pollard and Holder, the likes of Shai Hope, Brandon King and the swashbuckling Nicolas Pooran, would even be taking a look to dig deep and get some runs beneath their belt.
INDIA V WEST INDIES, third ODI SQUAD
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Shahrukh Khan.
West Indies: Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicolas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepard, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.
