After a decent campaign against Bangladesh, Rahul continued with his form in T20s, amassing 313 runs in eight matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament at an average of 52.16 and strike rate of 155.72.
India had whitewashed Windies in all the three formats when they visited the Caribbean Islands earlier in August.
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Virat Kohli, who opted out of the three T20Is played against Bangladesh last month, believes his job is to provide stability and control in the middle-order.
Talking about the upcoming series, Pollard said his team will look to use the experience of playing in India to challenge the hosts.
The series, comprising three T20 Internationals and an equal number of ODIs, starts on Friday in Hyderabad and technology to call front foot no balls will be put to trial in it.
India had whitewashed Windies in all the three formats when they visited the Caribbean Islands earlier in August.
Since 2018, no Indian bowler has bowled as many deliveries in the powerplays and in the death as Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He also has the joint-most wickets among Indians in the first six overs and the highest in the final four overs.
This indicates that Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami are almost certain to make the cut.
Pant has been under the scanner for a while due to his inability to convert starts and for erratic work behind the stumps.
India will continue their preparations for the T20 World Cup in Australia and many players, whose places are not yet secure, will try to impress the team management and selectors with their performances against the West Indies.
Pant currently has three dismissals from seven T20Is played between India and West Indies while Dhoni leads the list with five from seven matches in the T20I format.
During the first training session of the team ahead of three-match T20 series against the West Indies, the Indian players were seen doing the usual short sprint stuff simultaneously in two batches standing one behind the other.
Primarily a bowling all-rounder, who can hit big shots, Shivam will be aiming to assert himself more in the three T20 Internationals against the West Indies.
Stating that Kohli is a "difficult proposition" to dismiss, Simmons jovially listed some out of the box ideas to get the prolific batsman out.
Rohit will also become just the third player overall to cross the milestone after former Pakistan and West Indies captains Shahid Afridi (476 sixes) and Chris Gayle (534 sixes).
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has informed that till now, 81 per cent of the tickets have been sold online for the second T20I and they are confident that all the tickets will be sold by the time the match starts.
Monty Desai has worked in IPL with Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and Gujarat Lions.
West Indies will begin their tour with the three-match T20I series, starting with the opening match in Hyderabad on December 6.
Virat Kohli took to Twitter and share a photo with teammates KL Rahul and Shivam Dube en route Hyderabad.
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