India is all set to tour West Indies for the full tour. The two teams will lock horns with each other in the two Tests, 3 ODIs and the five-match T20I series. The tour will kick start with a two-match Test series. The first game will be played from July 12th to 17th followed by the second and the final Test to be played from July 20th to 24th. The focus will then move towards the ODI series that is slated to be played from 27th July to August 1st. The five-match T20Is are scheduled to take place from 4th August to 13th August.
IND vs WI: India Playing for the first T20I against West Indies Prediction
Indian team continue to provide opportunities to youngsters in the T20I side as they recently named the team for the five-match series for West Indies. Hardik Pandya will continue leading the team and there were quite a few fresh faces in the team.
Coming to the playing 11, it’s a no-brainer that Shubman Gill will open the innings. But the question remains who will open the batting alongside him as Ishan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal are there too? As per us, Jaiswal wins our vote as he has been in fine form in T20Is of late.
Suryakumar Yadav is expected to bat at No.3 whereas Sanju Samson is likely to keep the wickets and bat at No.4 for the team. The keeper-batter will be making his return to the team after a while as he was out with an injury. Tilak Varma is also expected to make his debut and play a crucial role in the middle order.
Hardik Pandya along with Axar Patel are likely to be two all-rounders in the team whereas Ravi Bishnoi is also expected to make a comeback into the team. The leg-spinner has been terrific in the IPL with the ball and will be crucial for the team.
Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik are likely to be pacers in the team. The trio were picked into the team based on their performances of late.
Here’s India Playing for the first T20I against West Indies Prediction
Shubman Gill
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Suryakumar Yadav
Sanju Samson (wk)
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya (c)
Axar Patel
Avesh Khan
Ravi Bishnoi
Umran Malik
Arshdeep Singh
IND vs WI: India Squad for the West Indies T20Is
Here’s India Squad for the West Indies T20Is
Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
