India skipper Shubman Gill don win toss and elect to bowl first against West Indies for di first ODI of di three-match series. Di match dey happen for Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, on Sunday, September 27.
Di three-match ODI series na crucial contest for West Indies as dem dey fine-tune dia combination for di 2027 World Cup Qualifiers. Dem miss direct qualification dis time around based on ODI Rankings. For India, di series no be only preparation for di 2027 WC; di return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to playing action dey create buzz among cricket enthusiasts.
During toss, skipper Gill talk say Punjab and Mumbai Indians (MI) star Naman Dhir dey make him international debut. ‘We are gonna bowl first, looks like a decent surface. Will come better under the lights, so want to chase. We have a got a decent combination, four bowlers and two all-rounders. 20 off matches to go for the World Cup, so good for us to test the combination. We are going with four bowlers. Naman Dhir makes his debut,’ na wetin Gill yarn.
West Indies skipper Shai Hope talk say, ‘Well, it (toss) does not really matter now, does it? We would have probably batted today. [On the preparation] It is been a quick turnaround for us. We play a lot of cricket, different format from CPL (Caribbean Premier League), but it has been going pretty well. I think the guys have been playing some good cricket in the last couple of years, just about for us now to come to India and try to replicate that.’
India playing XI na Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill as captain, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul as wicketkeeper, Naman Dhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna.
West Indies Playing XI na John Campbell, Justin Greaves, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope as wicketkeeper and captain, Amir Jangoo, Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, and Jayden Seales.
