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West Indies, slated to play 3 ODIs and 3 T20I in India, beginning from the 6th of February, could see venue changes due to Covid-19.

West Indies will play ODIs in three different cities - Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Kolkata and T20 internationals in Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram - as per the schedule confirmed by the BCCI.

Sources say this schedule is now under scanner given the rising cases of Covid-19 in the country and the BCCI is closely monitoring the situation. Under the circumstances, BCCI is open to hosting the visitors in just one venue instead of six as proposed. Sources further added that the decision to move the matches would not be taken in a hurry as there is still some time before the West Indies arrive in India.

From the Indian perspective, players have been moving from one bubble to another for the last 2 years and have a good grip on how to deal with these situations now.

Possibly the only silver lining amidst all this covid-induced havoc is that new ODI and T20 captain Rohit Sharma is expected to gain full fitness for the matches against the West Indies.

Team India have a packed ODI and T20 calendar in 2022 with the focus obviously on the latter with the World Cup in Australia in a few months' time.

After West Indies, India will play a T20 series against Sri Lanka and South Africa at home starting in March this year and then play 3 T20 matches against England in England.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...r-of-india-may-be-tweaked-due-to-covid/850521
 
The last time WI toured India, the ODIs and T20s finished 2-1, so they do seem to motivate themselves for this fixture.

However that was with a red hot Shimron Hetmyer, who currently is failing fitness tests.

The batting has just collapsed vs Ireland so it could get ugly even if India aren't at full strength.
 
WI has regressed in 20 20 as well , very poor team , unless opposition play bad , they cannot win
 
BCCI announces revised venues for home series against West Indies

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced a change in venues for the upcoming Paytm West Indies’ Tour of India. The West Indies will arrive here for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is.

The three ODIs will now be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and three T20Is will be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The decision to limit the series to two venues instead of six as originally announced has been done to mitigate biosecurity risks by cutting down on travel and movement of the teams, match officials, broadcasters, and other stakeholders.

1 Sunday 6th February 1st ODI Ahmedabad

2 Wednesday 9th February 2nd ODI Ahmedabad

3 Friday 11th February 3rd ODI Ahmedabad

4 Wednesday 16th February 1st T20I Kolkata

5 Friday 18th February 2nd T20I Kolkata

6 Sunday 20th February 3rd T20I Kolkata
 
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India can afford to play it's fringe players against such a terrible side.
 
https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/india-vs-west-indies-rohit-sharma-fit-to-lead-hosts-hardik-pandya-back-in-contention-says-report-2729225

India's white-ball captain Rohit Sharma is "fit" and ready to lead the side against the West Indies in a six-match white-ball series starting February 6 with the three ODIs in Ahmedabad. However, the team selection meeting, which is set to happen this week, will be an interesting one as some senior players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin, after their indifferent performance against South Africa in their 0-3 ODI series defeat, will come under the scanner. But Rohit is ready to lead the side after a left hamstring injury ruled him out of the South Africa tour. The T20 matches against the Caribbean team are set to be held from February 16 to 20 in Kolkata.

"Rohit is fit and available for the series against the West Indies," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

"By the time, the West Indies series starts, it will be more than seven and half weeks of rehabilitation and recuperation for Rohit.

"He is already training in Mumbai and is expected to be in Bangalore for the fitness test and get a formal okay from the National Cricket Academy," the source informed.

It is almost certain that for the time being, Rohit will be named the Test captain although BCCI will be looking at other options considering his workload and the responsibility that comes with leading India in two back-to-back World Cups in 2022 and 2023.

It is understood that KL Rahul's first stint as captain hasn't gone as per expectations and for now, he will have to remain an apprentice under Rohit till he is seen to be ready to lead the national team in near future.

Under Rahul, India lost all four international games in South Africa and for men who matter in Indian cricket, he hasn't exactly come across as a proactive captain.

It is understood that Rahul's performance as Lucknow Super Giants captain will be keenly monitored during this edition of the IPL.

Hardik Pandya has been bowling in the nets and even though it is not clear whether he can bowl full tilt but Venkatesh Iyer's relative inexperience at No.6 and Rahul Dravid's admission that the colourful Baroda man was missed, can pave the way for his comeback against the West Indies.

"You have to remember after the T20 World Cup, Hardik was dropped and not rested because of his fitness. The selectors wanted to send him a message after his underwhelming show at World T20 but he is too good a player to be kept out for long.

"If not against West Indies, then he will surely be back against Sri Lanka," the source added.

Ravindra Jadeja also seems to be close to attaining full fitness and will play either against West Indies or in the next assignment against Sri Lanka.

Jasprit Bumrah's workload management is paramount for this current Indian team and there is a possibility that he might be rested for the six matches.

This is after Bumrah played all six games in South Africa which, which included three Tests and three 50-over games, and sent down the highest number of overs (104.5 overs in Tests and 30 in ODIs).

However, Bhuvneshwar, whose form has tapered off, might be dropped while Ashwin might get one more series as the South Africa white-ball leg was his comeback in ODIs.

The likes of Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel could once again make it to the T20 team.
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India white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday cleared his fitness test and will be available to lead the side in the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies, beginning February 9. Sources in the know of developments confirmed to ANI that Rohit has indeed passed his fitness test held at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). "Yes, Rohit has cleared his fitness test and he will be leading the side in the upcoming series against West Indies," the source said. Earlier, Rohit Sharma had missed the Test and ODI series against South Africa due to a hamstring injury and he went to the NCA for rehabilitation.

The selection committee is set to meet on Wednesday afternoon to deliberate on the squad for the series against West Indies.

"Jasprit Bumrah is all but set to be rested as his workload management is important looking at the international calendar. He featured in all Tests and ODIs against South Africa, so it is important we give him a break," the source added.

India and West Indies will lock horns in three ODIs and three T20Is.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday had announced a change in venues for the upcoming West Indies' Tour of India.

The three ODIs will now be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and three T20Is will be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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January 22nd, 2022

BCCI announces revised venues for home series against West Indies

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced a change in venues for the upcoming Paytm West Indies’ Tour of India. The West Indies will arrive here for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is.

The three ODIs will now be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and three T20Is will be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The decision to limit the series to two venues instead of six as originally announced has been done to mitigate biosecurity risks by cutting down on travel and movement of the teams, match officials, broadcasters, and other stakeholders.

The revised schedule is as below.

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Bhuvi still gets in

Saini is dropped without getting a game.

Avesh Khan didn't go to SA.

What the hell is this selection sorcery?
 
After clearing the mandatory fitness test at the National Cricket Academy, Rohit Sharma was officially declared fit to lead the Team India side for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies. Confirming Rohit's return to the white-ball side on Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the star-studded squad of the Men In Blue for their next assignment against the West Indies.

While Rohit has returned to lead Team India after successfully recovering from a hamstring injury, the Indian think tank has opted to rest star pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the twin white-ball series. Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be spearheading the formidable batting order of the hosts. Premier openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan have been also named in the white-ball squad of the Rohit-led side for the West Indies series.

Veteran opener Dhawan had made an eventful return to the white-ball side in India's previous assignment against South Africa. Senior fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was overlooked by the national selectors for the ODI series. However, Bhuvneshwar has been retained for the T20I series. Veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, who had a mediocre series in South Africa, was also not named in the Indian ODI squad. Exciting young talent Ravi Bishnoi has received his maiden call-up for the white-ball series.

Rohit-led Team India side will host the West Indies after suffering a 3-0 series defeat at the hands of South Africa in their previous white-ball assignment. Talking more about the West Indies tour of India, the former world champions will play three ODIs and as many T20Is with the hosts. Team India will lock horns with the West Indies in the ODI series opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium on February 6. All three matches of the ODI series will be played in Ahmedabad. The three-match T20I series between India and the West Indies will be played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

India's ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Capt), KL Rahul (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), D Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Y Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.

India's T20I squad: Rohit Sharma(Capt), KL Rahul (vc), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...es-indias-squad-for-west-indies-series/853200
 
Sundar and Bishnoi better make it count, hopefully Rohit gets his act together now.
 
Lol, so no Venky Iyer for ODIs. Obviously, it just proves that a fully fit Hardik was one of the rare breeds among the all rounders India produced :inti

Loved the choice of Bishnoi though. A genuinely exciting classical leg spin bowler.
 
Kohli should have rested.

It is a great chance for both sides to test new players.

Hopefully, West Indies will at least try to compete!
 
India have named 18-player squads for the ODI and T20I series against the West Indies in February.

Rohit Sharma has been cleared fit and will captain India at home against the West Indies in February.

The West Indies’ white-ball tour of India will start with three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, followed by three T20Is held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

And Sharma will captain the side in both series, with vice-captain KL Rahul set to miss the opening ODI fixture before returning to the squad for the remaining five matches.

Kuldeep Yadav also makes a return after injury, while there are some new faces in the set-up as India experiment ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

Young spinner Ravi Bishnoi has been called up for the first time with a spot in both squads, while dangerous batter Deepak Hooda has been handed a debut ODI squad place.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami have been rested, while Ravindra Jadeja is unavailable as he continues his recovery from a knee injury.

Axar Patel will miss the ODI series but return to the squad for the T20I matches.

Full ODI Squad

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.

Full T20I Squad

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.
 
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the Senior Men’s squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International (ODI) Series against India. The West Indies will visit the sub-continent from February 6 to 20, where they will also play three T20 Internationals (T20Is).

The ODIs will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11. These matches form part of the ICC ODI Super League and the West Indies will have the opportunity to win points to be one of the top seven teams, excluding hosts India, to gain automatic qualification for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

The T20Is will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on February 16, 18 and 20, with the squad expected to be announced on Friday.

Kemar Roach, the experienced fast bowler; Nkrumah Bonner, the middle-order batsman, and Brandon King, the opening batman, have been recalled to the squad. Roach has so far played 92 ODIs with 124 wickets. Bonner made his ODI debut in Bangladesh a year ago and has so far played three matches, while King has so far played four matches in this format.

Lead Selector, the Most Hon. Dr Desmond Haynes, said: “Kemar Roach is one of our leading fast bowlers and we believe we need bowlers upfront to get early wicket, and Kemar, with an economy rate of five, is certainly good enough to play. Over the last few years, Nkrumah Bonner’s cricket has come on leaps and bounds and we believe he should be given an opportunity to play in the 50-over format.”

Haynes added: “We want to have competition for places. We want to reach a stage where we have a lot of players fighting for positions. We want to broaden the pool of players we have to choose from. The team we have selected is a very good side and we are looking at this tour as part of the preparations for the World Cup in India in 2023.”

FULL SQUAD

Kieron Pollard (Captain)

Fabian Allen

Nkrumah Bonner

Darren Bravo

Shamarh Brooks

Jason Holder

Shai Hope

Akeal Hosein

Alzarri Joseph

Brandon King

Nicholas Pooran

Kemar Roach

Romario Shepherd

Odean Smith

Hayden Walsh Jr.


ODI Match Schedule

February 6: 1st ODI at Ahmedabad

February 9: 2nd ODI at Ahmedabad

February 11: 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad
 
Good to see Hooda and Bishnoi in ODI squad.

Don't know when will the bluff be called out on Bhuvi and Chahal's careers.
 
Kohli and Rahul could have rested too. It is a not so relevant LOI series.
 
Ab Fan said:
Kohli and Rahul could have rested too. It is a not so relevant LOI series.
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If they rest anymore, their career would be finished! Enough of resting business... (at least with batsmen) Even in case these players get injured before an important match, so be it! Let us play whoever whatever new players available and win it like we did in Gabba instead of safely & precariously selecting the so-called best team (rested very well) as we did for WTC finals and lose handsomely!
 
Ab Fan said:
Lol, so no Venky Iyer for ODIs. Obviously, it just proves that a fully fit Hardik was one of the rare breeds among the all rounders India produced :inti

Loved the choice of Bishnoi though. A genuinely exciting classical leg spin bowler.
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Unfortunately Hardik Pandya has fans & haters at extremes! Haters hate him immensely for his attitude & inconsistency! While hardcore fans glorify his impact in the game. But the real issue with him is "fitness", he should seek advice of people like Kapil Dev to maintain his fitness & physique instead of following blind gym-regimes of modern days! His body is not meant for it. Also he should harness those antics on the field (but anyhow people like Kohli, Pant, etc, also exhibit same things so it looks meaningless to preach these guys!)

Pandya looks immensely potent when he bowls his full quota of overs. I still remember he was bowling much better than even a regular 3rd seamer in the team (Bhuvi, Umesh, etc) at one point of time! That can give terrific balance to the team (choice of playing extra batsman or spinner).

In my opinion lack of fitness impacted on his bowling and the antics disturbed his batting-form. He was also a very good fielder...
 
Bhuvaneshwar should have been dropped from every squad, if Bishnoi is selected then there was no need of Chahal.

KL Rahul should bat down the order in LOIs and see how it goes. I think he has now gained some authority (due to captaincy/vice-captaincy & form in tests) to make his favorite opening spot as permanent! (But he should have done that few years back ideally). In the past he used to struggle in tests (as opener) because of his advancement in LOIs & loss of defense! Now it is the reverse. He is batting way too cautiously in LOIs... He is one hell confused out there. Kishan/Gaekwad should be tried as openers (from the 1st game itself instead of trying at the end!)

West Indies can also surprise us like South Africa, so we should be careful... The ideal team for 1st ODI should be:

Rohit
Gaekwad
Kohli
Suryakumar
Rahul
Pant
Sundar
Chahar
Bishnoi/Kuldeep
Siraj
Prasiddh
 
i think this young and exciting WI side can cause an upset in the 3 T20 games.
 
India will beat West Indies in the Odis but the t20s West Indies will win.
 
RamLakhan said:
Bhuvaneshwar should have been dropped from every squad, if Bishnoi is selected then there was no need of Chahal.

KL Rahul should bat down the order in LOIs and see how it goes. I think he has now gained some authority (due to captaincy/vice-captaincy & form in tests) to make his favorite opening spot as permanent! (But he should have done that few years back ideally). In the past he used to struggle in tests (as opener) because of his advancement in LOIs & loss of defense! Now it is the reverse. He is batting way too cautiously in LOIs... He is one hell confused out there. Kishan/Gaekwad should be tried as openers (from the 1st game itself instead of trying at the end!)

West Indies can also surprise us like South Africa, so we should be careful... The ideal team for 1st ODI should be:

Rohit
Gaekwad
Kohli
Suryakumar
Rahul
Pant
Sundar
Chahar
Bishnoi/Kuldeep
Siraj
Prasiddh
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Surya at 4 is too high. He is more of a no.5 or preferably no. 6 in ODIs as he has high percentage risk shot. Also, we are missing on sixth bowling option. I would go with this team.

Rohit
Dhawan ( prefer Shaw but not in squad)
Kohli
Rahul
Sundar
Pant (wkt)( SKY as backup)
S Thakur( Jadeja once fit can take this spot)
D Chahar
Kuldeep/Bishnoi
Siraj
Prasidh

Sundar is technically pretty solid, can bat at 5 and look to be groomed as the Shakib mould middle order batsman. He is not a big hitter so 6 or 7 might be wasting on him and is neither a great LOI bowling talent to be able to play as bowler alone.

This way you get 6 proper bowling options. Both Thakur and Chahar are good strikers of the ball and can play as bowling All-rounder. As fifth bowler, Thakur will have to bowl 6-7 overs only and once Jadeja or Axar is fit, they can claim for that spot too.

Overall Bowling attack will be :-

<B>Fast bowler 1( bowls at 140 consistently)
Fast bowler 2( bowls at 140 consistently)
New bowl wicket taker( Deepak Chahar)
Spinner 1
Bowling all rounder( Jadeja, Shardul, Axar)
Batting all rounder( Pandya, Sundar)</B>

Rest of the guys like Venky Iyer, Krunal or Hooda should not be part of our ODI setup. In T20s, Venky can be given the long rope but playing him in ODIs was a desperation act from our team.
 
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies Men’s T20 International (T20I) squad for the upcoming three-match Series against India. The West Indies will visit India from February 6 to 20, where they will also play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs).

The three T20Is will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on February 16, 18 and 20, following the three-match ODI Series which will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11.

Lead Selector, the Most Hon. Dr Desmond Haynes, said: “The team has been doing well in the Betway T20I Series against England in Barbados and we decided to stick with the same group of players. They have demonstrated great skill and fight and we expect the same kind of performances on the tour of India.”

FULL SQUAD

Kieron Pollard (Captain)

Nicholas Pooran (Vice Captain)

Fabian Allen

Darren Bravo

Roston Chase

Sheldon Cottrell

Dominic Drakes

Jason Holder

Shai Hope

Akeal Hosein

Brandon King

Kyle Mayers

Rovman Powell

Romario Shepherd

Odean Smith

Hayden Walsh Jr



Full Match Schedule

February 6: 1st ODI at Ahmedabad

February 9: 2nd ODI at Ahmedabad

February 11: 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad

February 16: 1st T20I at Kolkata

February 18: 2nd T20I at Kolkata

February 20: 3rd T20I at Kolkata
 
Ab Fan said:
Surya at 4 is too high. He is more of a no.5 or preferably no. 6 in ODIs as he has high percentage risk shot. Also, we are missing on sixth bowling option. I would go with this team.

Rohit
Dhawan ( prefer Shaw but not in squad)
Kohli
Rahul
Sundar
Pant (wkt)( SKY as backup)
S Thakur( Jadeja once fit can take this spot)
D Chahar
Kuldeep/Bishnoi
Siraj
Prasidh

Sundar is technically pretty solid, can bat at 5 and look to be groomed as the Shakib mould middle order batsman. He is not a big hitter so 6 or 7 might be wasting on him and is neither a great LOI bowling talent to be able to play as bowler alone.

This way you get 6 proper bowling options. Both Thakur and Chahar are good strikers of the ball and can play as bowling All-rounder. As fifth bowler, Thakur will have to bowl 6-7 overs only and once Jadeja or Axar is fit, they can claim for that spot too.

Overall Bowling attack will be :-

<B>Fast bowler 1( bowls at 140 consistently)
Fast bowler 2( bowls at 140 consistently)
New bowl wicket taker( Deepak Chahar)
Spinner 1
Bowling all rounder( Jadeja, Shardul, Axar)
Batting all rounder( Pandya, Sundar)</B>

Rest of the guys like Venky Iyer, Krunal or Hooda should not be part of our ODI setup. In T20s, Venky can be given the long rope but playing him in ODIs was a desperation act from our team.
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Iyer played just 2 matches lol. If you really want to see a desperation act from our team management then you should check stats of Hardik Pandya in ODIs. :91: :inti
 
Marathonrunner said:
T20- should be easy win for India . WI are poor in subcontinent, guess they lost to Pakistan as well . Had it been WI then this could have been a probability.
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They stil have a very good batting line up if they get decent scores then they definitely have a chance.
 
India's problem still remains the no.6 where they want a batsman who can bowl few overs. Venky Iyer isn't up there in any aspect of ODI cricket whether it is batting or bowling and 2 games were enough for management and selectors to understand that they made a mistake of fast-tracking him too early based on one season of performance.

For LOIs, after Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar is the only guy who has good potential. He has a bit of Irfan Pathan in him to be liked about. A genuine wicket taker with the new bowl and a very good ball striker for no.7 or 8 position. Shardul is good in Test cricket but his LOI bowling is poor.
 
The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) on Tuesday confirmed that the upcoming three-match ODI series between India and West Indies will be played behind closed doors. Team India is set to play three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6 followed by the T20I series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata from February 16.

"Considering the current situation, all the matches will be played behind the closed doors," the official handle of Gujarat Cricket Association tweeted.

"We are all set to host West Indies Tour of India ODI Series 2022. 1st ODI on 6th of Feb will be a very special and historic match as India will be playing it's 1000th ODI. Indian team will be the first cricket team in the world to achieve this feat," it added.

Earlier, the West Bengal government had given its nod to have 75 per cent crowd attendance for the upcoming three-match T20I series between India and West Indies.

All the three T20Is will be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

"We are thankful to the honourable Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, chief secretary and Government of West Bengal for announcing the resumption of sporting activities as well as for allowing 75 per cent of the capacity of spectators back to the stadium," CAB president Avishek Dalmiya said in a statement.

"We feel that it will give a fresh lease of life to the sportspersons of the state. After the New Zealand T20I last year, this time too, CAB is confident that it will be able to successfully host the three T20Is against the West Indies in a similar manner," he added.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ind...osed-doors-2742076#pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
 
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and Ruturaj Gaikwad along with middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer have been tested positive for covid-19 ahead of the series against West Indies. All the players are currently in isolation.

The Indian team assembled in Ahmedabad on January 31 for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies and were going through a three-day isolation period post their break from the South Africa series.

"Three players -- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan have tested positive. However, there are multiple COVID positive cases among non-coaching administrative support staff. It could be between two to four people," a veteran BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

The series starts in Ahmedabad on February 6 with India's 1000th ODI match but it is now a foregone conclusion that the trio will be missing the series as they will have to undergo week-long isolation and then return with two negative RT-PCR tests.

It is expected that M Shahrukh Khan, R Sai Kishore, Rishi Dhawan, who are stand byes for the series, will now get a look-in to be in the squad.

As far as Rohit Sharma's opening partner is concerned, Venkatesh Iyer, a specialist opener in the T20 squad, could be tried out.

https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/...turaj-gaikwad-test-positive-2022-02-02-757721
 
India have called up Mayank Agarwal for the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies after a number of positive Covid-19 results.

Three members of the playing squad, one of the standby players, and three members of the coaching staff have returned positive RT-PCR tests as part of India’s pre-series testing program.

The squad were asked to undertake testing at home and only travel to Ahmedabad on Monday after receiving negative results. And opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, standby bowler Navdeep Saini, and coaches T. Dilip and B. Lokesh all returned positive results from Monday’s initial round of testing.

Ruturaj Gaikwad tested negative on Monday, but returned a positive result to a test conducted on Tuesday, while batter Shreyas Iyer and massage therapist Rajeev Kumar have subsequently returned positive tests in Wednesday’s third round of testing.

All players and coaches to have returned positive results will stay in isolation until making a complete recovery.

Agarwal is the only player to have been added to the ODI squad.

The upcoming three-game ODI series against West Indies is scheduled to start on Sunday 6 February, with a T20I series to follow between Wednesday 16 February and Sunday 20 February.

ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mayank Agarwal.

T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2470371
 
Ab Fan said:
India's problem still remains the no.6 where they want a batsman who can bowl few overs. Venky Iyer isn't up there in any aspect of ODI cricket whether it is batting or bowling and 2 games were enough for management and selectors to understand that they made a mistake of fast-tracking him too early based on one season of performance.

For LOIs, after Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar is the only guy who has good potential. He has a bit of Irfan Pathan in him to be liked about. A genuine wicket taker with the new bowl and a very good ball striker for no.7 or 8 position. Shardul is good in Test cricket but his LOI bowling is poor.
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So 2 games were enough for team management and some fans to understand they made a mistake regarding Iyer but they still haven't understood anything regarding Pandya who has played 63 ODIs? Hypocrites of highest order. :91: :inti
 
The argument that Venky Iyer got only two chances is an illogical agenda driven argument.

For a start, Venky Iyer didn't do enough consistently to warrant a place in Indian ODI side. He was fast tracked too early and hence in reality he got two games extra than what he should have.

In T20s, his batting is fine for quick cameos so it is okay to give him a go there as he also gives two overs to bowl.

In ODIs, his batting is nowhere close to the same level of Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya. Same is the case with Deepak Hooda too. Hence, picking Venky or Hooda just because they can bowl 3-4 overs every game is not called for as the batting is compromised quite heavily.

Hardik is just about as good a batsman as SKY and Kishan and if he can bowl even 3-4 overs every game( Maxwell level who averages 52), that would solve the problem. Till the time Pandya is fit to bowl 3-4 overs, it is better for India to go with SKY or Kishan at 6 and figure out someone from the top 6 to bowl part time.

Shreyas can bowl few overs but his batting is waste at no.6 position and he is anyways poor overseas.
 
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February 5th, 2022

West Indies tour of India, 2021-22

Ishan Kishan and Shahrukh Khan added to squad for 1st ODI

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Ishan Kishan and Shahrukh Khan to India’s squad for the first ODI against the West Indies to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

Squad for the 1st ODI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan.

https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/n...-and-shahrukh-khan-added-to-squad-for-1st-odi
 
I'd love to see Indian Pollard go on head to head against the real Pollard. It will be fun. I'm hopeful with Rohit, more young guys will get chance.

He's already hinted at reuniting KulCha at some stage.
 
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February 11, 2022

West Indies Tour of India

KL Rahul and Axar Patel ruled out of T20I Series

Vice-captain KL Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel have been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies to be played in Kolkata from 16th February, 2022.

Rahul sustained an upper left hamstring strain during fielding in the 2nd ODI on 9th February 2022 while Axar has resumed the final stage of his rehabilitation after recently recovering from Covid-19. They will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management of their injury.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda as replacements.

India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda.
 
The BCCI has decided to allow 20,000 spectators, mostly ticket holding members of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to watch the third and final T20I between India and West Indies on October 20.

"As discussed with other office bearers, as per your request, you can open up for the last T20 match against West Indies at Eden," BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wrote in an e-mail to CAB chief Avishek Dalmiya.

With this only the complimentary tickets will be issued by CAB to its members and affiliated units.

"We are extremely thankful to BCCI for their kind consideration. This consent of the Board would help CAB meet its obligations to Life Associate, Annual and honorary members for the 20th February match," Dalmiya said.

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had earlier in an interview to PTI, had said that BCCI won't allow spectators as they don't want any health risk for the players.

Dalmiya had then requested the Board to allow entry of fans. 70 per cent spectators were allowed to attend the India-New Zealand T20I in November last year.

For the first two T20Is on Wednesday and Friday, around 2000 plus fans have been allowed in the corporate boxes and the upper tier of Dr BC Roy Club House.

The match passes for first two games are exclusively for sponsors' representatives. The preceding three-match ODI series in Ahmedabad was played in an open stadium.

India's next series against Sri Lanka beginning in Lucknow with the first T20I on February 24 will be held in an open stadium as of now.

But it remains to be seen if the Board allows spectators after it opens up the gates at Eden Gardens for the third T20I against the Windies.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...3rd-t20i-between-india-and-west-indies/859478
 
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