Cuttack: Indian skipper Virat Kohli invited West Indies to bat first after winning the toss in the 3rd One Day International match of three-match ODI series, here on Sunday at the Barabati Stadium.
At the toss, Virat Kohli said, "We will bowl first. Dew will be a factor, we played a match against England and defending 380 proved to be tough. It's a good opportunity to bowl first on this pitch. The mindset needs to be right, we have won many Tests after losing the toss, the focus should be on the larger picture. Winning toss does give a advantage, but you can't play reckless cricket. One change for us, Deepak Chahar is out with a back injury, Navdeep Saini makes his debut."
West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said, "I'm not exactly sure about how the pitch would behave. It's a matter of assessing the pitch and playing good cricket. The batting has been fantastic, we have faltered at the back end of the innings when we bowl, we have stressed on the things we need to improve. Happy faces and everybody want to improve. Hopefully, the openers will set-up a good platform for the others to take it forward. We are playing the same XI."
The ongoing three-match ODI series is tied at 1-1. West Indies won the ODI series opener by eight wickets in Chennai and then Virat Kohli-led India bounced back in the second match and thrashed the visitors by 107 runs to level the tournament.
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We have a debutant in the house! Navdeep Saini will make his ODI debut in Cuttack. 👏👏#INDvWI #TeamIndia @paytm pic.twitter.com/jaEA6PVe7x
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">We have a debutant in the house! Navdeep Saini will make his ODI debut in Cuttack. 👏👏#INDvWI #TeamIndia @paytm pic.twitter.com/jaEA6PVe7x
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 22, 2019We have a debutant in the house! Navdeep Saini will make his ODI debut in Cuttack. 👏👏#INDvWI #TeamIndia @paytm pic.twitter.com/jaEA6PVe7x
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 22, 2019
Meanwhile, Navdeep Saini received his ODI cap by skipper Virat Kohli.
Teams:
West Indies (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Khary Pierre, Sheldon Cottrell
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini
