Deepak Chahar, India
Indian national cricket team (Image Credit: ICC Twitter)

India will play the next home series against West Indies from 6th December. The two teams are scheduled with three T20Is and three ODIs. India will first play T20I series and then ODI.

ODIDatePlace
1st ODI 15 December Chennai
2nd ODI 18 December Visakhapatnam
3rd ODI 22nd December Cuttack.

India will announce the squad against West Indies on 21 November.

Let’s take a look at expected India’s ODI squad against West Indies.

Opening batsman

Opening batsman, Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. BCCI Twitter.

Mayank Agarwal is likely to replace Rohit Sharma. The opening batsman Rohit Sharma is continuously playing after the World Cup 2019 and is likely to be given rest in the ODI series. His place might be given to the uprising star Mayank Agarwal. KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan are already the options India have in top order.

Middle-order batsman

Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli

India has finally got a solid option for No.4. The youngster Shreyas Iyer has earned the place after his significant performance. In the West Indies tour, he has shown the potential for No.4.

Virat Kohli will be with the team as vice-captain has been given the rest. Manish Pandey will also be included in the squad after his remarkable performance in the domestic tournament.

Wicket-Keeper

Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson was on fire. Credits: BCCI Domestic

The youngster Rishabh Pant has shown a big downfall in his performance. In the last T20I series against Bangladesh, he was ineffective and also was not good with gloves which might take his place from the player in the ODI series. In domestic tournaments, Sanju Samson has shown better potential than Rishabh Pant. He might make a debut in ODI.

All-rounder

Kedar Jadhav
Kedar Jadhav. Photo Credit: AFP

Hardik Pandya is under rehabilitation period after he went under surgery. The player is out of action so Kedar Jadhav and Ravindra Jadeja will be the two allrounders in the team. Ravindra Jadeja has shown better performance from the World Cup 2019 so his place is confirmed. On the other hand, Jadhav has good figures against the West Indies.

Spinners

India, Ravindra Jadeja

The duo Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will always be preferred in ODI. Both the players have given stunning performances for India.

Fast Bowlers

Khaleel Ahmed, West Indies vs India 2019
Khaleel Ahmed bagged the wicket of D’Arcy Short. Image Courtesy: Getty

Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are out of action because of the injuries. But their absence will not cost too much to the Indian team as we saw in Bangladesh Series. After his impressive performance in T20I against Bangladesh, Deepak Chahar is likely to return in ODI. Mohammad Shami, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Sani will be the pacers in the ODI squad.