Deep Dasgupta previews the fourth ODI between India and West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium (3:32)
Confident that the dew will not be a big factor in the evening, India chose to shield their lower order from the pressure of chasing even though limited-overs cricket favours sides chasing these days. Virat Kohli also said the ball moves around in the evening in Mumbai – even though this is the first ODI at Brabourne Stadium since the Champions Trophy final between Australia and West Indies in 2006 – so batting first made more sense.
India were bolstered by the return of Kedar Jadhav, who can chip in with handy offspin, but the concern with the missing allrounder in Hardik Pandya remained. That is why they left out one of their wristspinners, Yuzvendra Chahal, and picked Ravindra Jadeja instead. There might be concerns around MS Dhoni’s form but the team continued to stand behind him, which meant Rishabh Pant had to make way for Jadhav.
West Indies made only one change, picking Keemo Paul ahead of Obed McCoy. The winner of this match will ensure they don’t lose this series after West Indies tied the series 1-1 in Pune.
India 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Virat Kohli (capt.), 4 Ambati Rayudu, 5 Kedar Jadhav, 6 MS Dhoni (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Khaleel Ahmed, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Jasprit Bumrah
West Indies 1 Chandrapaul Hemraj, 2 Kieran Powell, 3 Shai Hope (wk), 4 Shimron Hetmeyer, 5 Marlon Samuels, 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Jason Holder (capt.), 8 Fabian Allen, 9 Ashley Nurse, 9 Keemo Paul, 11 Kemar Roach
Source: ESPN Crickinfo