For West Indies, after the loss in the T20I series, it will all be about playing for pride as they are considered a better outfit in the limited-overs format.
Chris Gayle has not been selected in West Indies' Test squad versus India, despite the player hinting during the World Cup that he may sign off with the five-day matches.
Start-stop matches are the "worst" thing in cricket and can lead to injuries, a frustrated India skipper Virat Kohli said after their series-opener against the West Indies was washed out on Thursday. The series-opener was first reduced to 43-over-a-side and then 34-over-a-side but was eventually abandoned after a second rain interruption.
The first ODI of the three-match series was abandoned due to rain. Earlier, Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bowl.
Deepak Chahar's 3/4 and Virat Kohli-Rishabh Pant's 106-run stand for the third wicket helped India beat West Indies by 7 wickets.
Team India will be looking to seal the three-match T20I series when they take on West Indies in the second game in Florida.
IND vs WI 1st T20I: Navdeep Saini shines on debut as India win by 4 wickets against West Indies
Engand are only 17 runs behind Australia, with six wickets in hand at the end of the second day of the first Ashes test. Rory Burns scored an excellent hundred and remained unbeaten at the end of the day.
The Virat Kohli-led squad will return to the field for the first time since the World Cup heartbreak last month, as they take on the West Indies for the first of the three-match T20I series on Saturday.
Despite India exiting from the 2019 World Cup semis, the biggest positive from the tournament was Rohit Sharma's form as he smashed a record 5 centuries in the quadrennial tournament. With the much needed rest, can the HIT-MAN replicate his form in the upcoming tour of West Indies? Watch Cricket Ki Baat to know more.
Prithvi Shaw's suspension is retrospective in nature, starting from March 16 and ending on November 15 which rules him out of India's home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
Speaking to the media ahead of the Indian team's departure to the West Indies, Virat Kohli said it was baffling to read the reports of rift in the team.
Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan got injured during 2019 World Cup clash against Australia and left the tournament midway. Dhawan is included in India's tour of West Indies limited-overs squad to open the innings alongside Rohit Sharma.
Rishahb Pant has been named in the India T20I, ODI and Test squad for the upcoming West Indies tour. With MS Dhoni training with the army for the time being, Pant will be filling in for the former captain behind the wickets. Does the youngster has what it takes as the responsibilities are huge. Watch Cricket Ki Baat to know.
Team India bowling coach Bharat Arun cleared the air regarding a reported tiff between captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and said that this is completely wrong information and they are very close to each other
Apart from Kirsten and Moody, former Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene is also a top contender alongside Ravi Shastri to take charge of Indian cricket team's coach position.
Sunil Narine makes a comeback to the Windies side after almost two years, while Pollard had also been out of the side for some time.
India have picked a lot of fresh faces for the T20I series against West Indies as this will act as a preparation for the upcoming T20I World Cup next year.
While Shikhar Dhawan makes his return to limited-overs, Hardik Pandya has been rested for the entire tour. The selectors have brought in new faces in the T20I squad as well.
Many have pointed fingers at Virat Kohli's leadership after India's failure to lift the World Cup. But is it all justified? Should India move on from Kohli and look at a different face for captaincy, or keep their faith on Virat?
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