The World champions will look to put aside their recent Test disappointment, and play natural cricket in the shortest format of the game.
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It will be a historic moment for Pakistan cricket as the country will become the second nation after Australia to host a day-night test match. India take on West Indies in two-match T20 series. This will be the first time India will be playing worldwide matches in the USA.
The India vs West Indies t20 series will be telecasted live on the Star Sports Network and can be streamed online via Hotstar. The organizers will also hope these two fixtures appeal to both the south Asian and Caribbean community in the region.
American soil will witness the clash of two of the powerhouses of T20 cricket, India and West Indies.
His appointment was a surprise to many, as Brathwaite has not been a certain starter in any of the teams, and is a relative newcomer, but he said he was boosted by Sammy’s encouragement.
“It could be a bit different but I think there are only three players here who played in that series”, he noted.
“I don’t think there’s much to be said about Andre”. Thus, Simmons said that it would be an “easy” adjustment for West Indies to make for the eagerly awaited series. They are a balanced side with enough power-hitters and all-rounders.
Saturday and Sunday’s back-to-back fixtures come at a crucial time for the West Indies.
“It’s always good to have all the senior guys back and they make things easy for me because it’s a case of them doing all the work, as they know about this format inside out, so it gives me a chance to just enjoy them freeing up themselves out there”, head coach Phil Simmons said in Florida.
Led by new captain Carlos Brathwaite, who had smashed four consecutive sixes to wrap up this year’s ICC World Twenty20 final against England in Kolkata, the West Indies will move to second place on 127 points with a 2-0 win and push India to third place on 124 points.
The Indians are coming into the T20 tournament on a high after a 2-0 series test win against the Carribeans.
“If we drift from this plan, and drift into our individual preparations, then the plan gets disturbed”. The same applies for the bowlers as the margin for error will be minimum for R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Co., with the opposition batsmen looking to attack from the word go.
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Game on: Florida has held T20 matches but this will be its biggest draw. Coach Anil Kumble had no qualms in admitting that it won’t be a walk in the park for the MS Dhoni-led side against the current World T20 champions, who have a squad filled with players fresh from the Caribbean Premier League. In terms of the quality that we are going to encounter, we are aware of that.
