The Indian cricket workforce sprang a miracle on the toss of the second one ODI towards West Indies on Saturday as they rested veteran duo Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In Rohit Sharma’s absence, Republic of India’s T20I captain Hardik Pandya led the aspect, because it was once requested to bat first within the fit. Pandya mentioned that they had been looking for solutions to a couple of questions and that’s why the duo was once rested. In playground of the veterans, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel had been introduced in.
“We were looking to bat first. We want to see how much we can score on this pitch which is a bit up and down. Few questions need to be answered for us, so Virat and Rohit are resting. They can be fresh for the third ODI. The way we bowled was impressive. The way we caught was great, it changed momentum. I think when you get someone out for 115, it’s a good effort from the bowlers. Our catching was impressive, but we can improve in certain areas. Instead of losing five wickets, we could have lost only two wickets and finished the last game. Sanju Samson and Axar Patel are available for Rohit and Virat,” stand-in captain Hardik Pandya mentioned on the toss.
WI Skipper Shai Hope mentioned right through the occasion of toss, “We are going to bowl first, we saw what happened in the last game. The conditions will assist the bowlers. We got two games to play, so we got to win this one to stay alive. It has been a bit unpredictable. Both teams have to play on the same surface. We got to bowl first and put them under pressure. Powell, Drakes is out, Alzarri and Keacy are in.”
West Indies (Taking part in XI): Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales
Republic of India (Taking part in XI): Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar
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