India and West Indies are scheduled to open their three-match ODI series at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. IST. In India, Star Sports Network will televise the match and JioHotstar will stream it.
The article lists predicted rather than confirmed XIs. India’s forecast team is Rohit Sharma, captain Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar. West Indies’ predicted XI, led by captain and wicketkeeper Shai Hope, is John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Justin Greaves, Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie and Jayden Seales.
Rohit, Kohli, Jadeja and Gaikwad return to India’s ODI squad; Naman Dhir and Auqib Nabi are in line for possible debuts. Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and Jasprit Bumrah are unavailable because of Asian Games commitments. Campbell returns from injury for West Indies; Jewel Andrew replaces unavailable Ackeem Auguste, while Shimron Hetmyer is rested. The remaining ODIs are scheduled for Sept. 30 in Guwahati and Oct. 3 in New Chandigarh, both at 2 p.m. IST.
