India play West Indies in the first of the five ODIs to be played in the series. This follows the Test matches, which India had won 2-0.
India V West Indies Live And Preview 1st ODI: Sehwag-Led India Look For 1-0 Lead
India play West Indies at the Barbati Stadium in Cuttack in the first of the five ODIs of the series.
The India-West Indies 1st ODI live streaming can be seen on the official Indian cricket board site, www.bcci.tv.
The game will be played at the Barbati Stadium in Cuttack, and the pitch is expected to be a fast-paced belter. Runs should come at a fair clip and the batsmen from both teams will be the happier lot.
India have a few changes to their side, with Sachin Tendulkar and captain MS Dhoni rested. Virender Sehwag takes over the reins of the side and will also open the innings with Gautam Gambhir, even as the middle-order places will be up for grabs. Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Manoj Tiwary will fight for three of those spots, even as the line-up will be completed by the wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
The remaining four spots could go to the bowlers, with India having shown the preference to go with three pace bowlers and a spinner. R Ashwin will take over the spin bowling duties and Praveen Kumar will lead the pace attack.
West Indies will welcome the return of Lendl Simmons who was in fine form before his injury. He scored more than 200 runs in the last two ODIs before missing the rest due to injury and will open with Adrian Barath. Kieron Pollard will add the muscle to the innings, even as Andre Russell’s all-round skills will be of great huge to the West Indian side.
Sunil Narine will be the bowler to watch out for as he makes his debut for West Indies, having bowled well at the domestic level. Kemar Roach’s added pace could be an asset but if he misses his lengths, the Indian batsmen may look to go after him.
India will be favourites to go 1-0 up.
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