The duration of the opening ODI in Barbados was 45.5 overs. What did we actually learn from the game on Thursday? nothing brand-new. India dismissed the West Indies for 114 runs despite the absence of several key seamers. They were so in charge that Virat Kohli wasn’t necessary for them at the plate. With the bat, Rohit Sharma wasn’t really necessary. They might afford to move Shardul Thakur up to No. 6 and drop Virat Kohli to No. 8.
The West Indies are still falling further and further. Their hitters battled on a track that offered some movement for both seamers and spinners. They keep missing catches, which cost them a place in the ODI World Cup in 2023. They also have to deal with the absence of important players. A few hours after India eliminated the West Indies in Barbados, Nicholas Pooran guided MI New York to victory against Washington Freedom in the MLC Eliminator in Dallas. Akeal Hosein, a left-arm finger spinner, competed for Washington in the same game. Alzarri Joseph is available for selection by the West Indies, but the team management decided to manage his workload by resting him in the opening ODI.
The team’s manager, Daren Sammy, argued that he had inherited it during the World Cup qualifier in Zimbabwe. Now is his moment to make a lasting impression. Sammy has successfully restored the St. Lucia Kings in the CPL, but doing the same with an international cricket squad won’t be that simple, particularly in the middle of a series against India. Shimron Hetmyer must come up and take on India’s left-arm spinners in Pooran’s place.
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In the run-up to the World Cup, India will have another chance to change things up in the second ODI. Will Sanju Samson be given a chance? Can Umran Malik fill Prasidh Krishna’s position as the middle-over enforcer? Can India include Yuzvendra Chahal in their starting lineup and bring Kuldeep Yadav back together?
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