Virat Kohli does not need us, we need him: Bumrah
Bumrah, however, stressed that Kohli knows his cricket better than anyone else and that his experience of batting in these challenging conditions was essential from the team’s perspective.
The three-match T20 International series between India and West Indies will start on Sunday, 4 November 2018. The series opener will be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been rested from the three-match series and stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma has been given the duty to guide the Men in Blue. Wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni will also not feature in the upcoming series. In his absence, young Delhi batsman Rishabh Pant will don the gloves for India.
It is also noteworthy that the Caribbean outfit has never played a T20I bilateral series in India before. This is also the first time when former Indian skipper MS Dhoni will not be seen in the blue jersey for a home T20I match.
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Talking about MS Dhoni’s absence, Rohit Sharma said, “Dhoni has been a massive player for us over the years without a doubt. His experience in the middle will be missed. But again, Rishabh and Dinesh are both keepers and they have this great opportunity to come and perform and show [us] what they’re capable of.”
Ahead of the 1st T20I between India and the West Indies, here is everything you need to know:
Date: Sunday, November 4th, 2018.
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Time: The match begins at 19:00 hrs IST.
Live Broadcast: Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD (English commentary) and Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD (Hindi Commentary).
Live Streaming: Hotstar.
Squads for India-West Indies clash –
India (From): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant(w), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Shreyas Iyer, Umesh Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem
Windies (From): Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Denesh Ramdin(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Kieron Pollard, Carlos Brathwaite(c), Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Oshane Thomas, Khary Pierre, Obed McCoy
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