🏏India Vs West Indies - 1st T20I - Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba at 8PM IST on 29/07/2022🏏
Move over ODI cricket, the new dying format of the game. Welcome, T20Is, the koolest kid on the block, more so in a T20 World Cup year.
With the global tournament in Australia less than three months away, this five-match T20I series presents a big opportunity for West Indies and India to firm up their plans.
It doesn't seem long ago when the Indian players were gearing up for the challenge of facing England in their own turf. But such is the hectic schedule that it feels as if the Indian set-up is akin to a train chugging along from one station to another without any break. After playing six limited overs games in England followed by an ODI series in the West Indies, the next stop for the Indian team is a T20I series against the Caribbean side.
Once again the narrative surrounding the T20I rubber, starting with the first game at the Brian Lara stadium, would be about testing different players in order to pick a formidable squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia. Despite the hectic schedule, India have done remarkably well to not get hit by the inconsistency bug in England and the West Indies so far. With so many matches being played, the think tank has looked to rotate the players. Among those players returning to the set-up, the onus will be firmly on R Ashwin. The off-spinner needs enough arrows in his quiver to survive in an era where spinners who bowl quick through the air and zoom the ball on the stumps are preferred in the shortest format.
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