🏏India vs West Indies: 1st ODI at Kensington Oval - 27/07/2023🏏 - Page 3

Mukesh Kumar is set for his ODI debut! The right-arm quick, who made his Test debut in Port-of-Spain, has received his maiden cap in the 50-over format.

"If India are to go far in the WC, they have to improve their bowling. We have always had world class batting but our bowling has been the biggest issues in big tournaments. We had Zaheer Khan and Bhajji back in 2011. Since then, our bowling has been the issue. I hope we resolve that in these 3 months in the build-up."

We have confirmation that Mukesh Kumar is making his ODI debut.

Suyog: "@Dhaval, Bumrah, Shami, Siraj, Thakur, Pandya, Jadeja, Kuldeep, Chahal, Axar. Isn't this a formidable bowling set provided they all are available for WC."

India have won the toss and have opted to field

Rohit Sharma: We are gonna field first, no particular reason. We are gonna try a few different things. We want to head into the World Cup with a clear mindset. For us, the results are also important. At times, we are going to try out different players but the results are important for us.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar

Shai Hope: Every series means a lot. We've got to play each game and each series to win. Now is a good opportunity to do so against a top team. We have got some quality spinners as well. We will try to put up a good score on the surface. There will be a bit moisture and we need to be bat carefully in the beginning.

9am India win the toss and bowl.

West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Dominic Drakes, Jayden Seales, Gudakesh Motie