When we have played in the West Indies in the past, a lot of them have come over from U.S. to watch us play.
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The two teams will then play three ODIs starting from 30th September in Sharjah.
No play was possible at the Queen’s Park Oval on Monday’s scheduled last day of the match, the fourth consecutive day on which there was no play because of saturated areas around the playing square.
India and the West Indies face off in a completely different format, where MS Dhoni and his boys will take on a much more confident side.
India vs WI T20 live score: The two heavy weight cricket teams are ready to set for battle at US.
With India-West Indies’ 4th Test ending in a draw on Saturday (August 20), Pakistan became the number one side in the world. The batsman, who scored four successive sixes in the final over to win the World T20, was appointed in place of Darren Sammy, who has also been left out of the squad. But they can surely take inspiration from the achievements of the Test side as they aim to win an ODI series against England for the first time in 42 years.
Indian coach Anil Kumble was, however, still optimistic about a good performance in what will be his first assignment with Dhoni.
It’s a short turnaround time for the Indian team to switch from the Test format to Twenty20 Internationals when they play their first global game on United States soil on Saturday.
India won the four Test series 2-0.
Earlier this year, the West Indies Cricket Board agreed in principle to play the day-night Test after the PCB assured them of a practice match along with training sessions. They were beaten by West Indies at the semis.
For the West Indies, big-hitting opener Chris Gayle (eighth) and experienced batsman Marlon Samuels (17th) will be looking to move up the ranks with Lendl Simmons (31st), Dwayne Bravo (37th) and Andre Fletcher (48th) also trying to climb the ladder. It is not easy, but all of us are professionals and they have played enough T20 cricket to adjust.
Cricket-obsessed Pakistanis were on Tuesday celebrating their national team’s “incredible journey” to the top of the Test rankings after a turbulent seven years in which they were forced to play home matches on neutral venues. Samuel Badree has recovered from his injury and is raring to go, while mystery spinner Sunil Narine could be a thorn for the India side with a remodeled action.
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India: MS Dhoni (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Stuart Binny, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli. Kohli will be the key man for India while Gayle continues to be the danger man for West Indies in the 20-over format.
