India vs West Indies, 1st ODI: Ishan Kishan, Shah Rukh Khan included within the squad

Captain Rohit Sharma had earlier confirmed that Kishan would open the innings with him within the first ODI on Sunday.

News – Ishan Kishan and Shah Rukh Khan have been included within the squad for the primary ODI.

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The presence of Rohit Sharma as the brand new chief, together with a brand new template to stop the acquainted ‘middle-order mess’, is what the Indian group must usher in a brand new period, starting in Ahmedabad.

After a harsh actuality test towards a weak South African aspect within the away sequence, India are actually in a well-known setting with a brand new ODI captain in Rohit, who will group up with the sensible Rahul Dravid to attempt to put India again on a profitable path.

The series-opener marks the historic a thousandth ODI for India, which need to start their preparations for the 2023 World Cup after failing to win the coveted trophies in 2015 and 2019, and the group will actually have a look at a change in technique. Over the subsequent few months, the ‘Rohit-Dravid’ duo would underline the ‘Men in Blue’ philosophy within the 50-over format, because it turned clear that some tweaking was wanted as part of course correction.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan.

West Indies Team: Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamrah Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akil Hossein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepard, Odeon Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.

The match will begin at 1.30 pm.