Hetmyer and Lewis are also not part of the white-ball squad for the India tour.

After Ireland beat West Indies 2–1 in an ODI series in the Caribbean. Kieron Pollard’s men rallied to beat England 3–2 in the T20I series. This is despite the absence of Shimron Hetmyer has been ruled out on fitness grounds, and Evin Lewis, who is yet to get back into action post-Covid.

Emerging players–

The emerging players are Odion Smith, Romario Shepherd. Covid-19 recovered Fabian Allen and Brandon King. After enjoying a breakout CPL 2021 with the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Smith has featured in the T10 league and most recently for West Indies at home in white-ball cricket. Allen has shown flashes of brilliance in the West Indies colors.

Odean Smith stats

Career Bowling Stats Right-Arm Medium Bowler-

Format	M	Inn	B	Mdn	Runs	W	BB	Econ	Avg	SR	4W	5W

ODI2022–	3	3	61	0	57	3	2/26	5.60	19.0	20.3	0	0

T20I2018–	8	7	132	0	237	7	2/24	10.77	33.9	18.9	0	0

Career Batting StatsRight-Handed Batsman

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s

ODI2022–	3	3	1	84	46	42.0	37	227.0	0	0	4	9

T20I2018–	8	4	0	49	24	12.2	30	163.3	0	0	4	4

Romario Shepherd stats

BowlerCareer Bowling StatsRight-Arm Medium Fast Bowler-

Format	M	Inn	B	Mdn	Runs	W	BB	Econ	Avg	SR	4W	5W

ODI2019–	10	10	397	3	331	8	3/50	5.00	41.4	49.6	0	0

T20I2020–	14	11	209	0	395	12	3/59	11.33	32.9	17.4	0	0

Career Batting StatsRight-Handed Batsman-

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s

ODI2019–	10	6	0	80	50	13.3	88	90.9	0	1	8	1

T20I2020–	14	5	3	117	44*	58.5	73	160.3	0	0	5	10

Smith’s teammate at Amazon Warriors is back in the ODI mix in the form of King, Kemar Roach. Shepherd is another big-hitting all-rounder that the CPL has thrown in, but he is still learning the ropes at the international level.

Four players testing positive for Covid-19-

As the West Indies squad, India is also in flux, with four players testing positive for Covid-19. KL Rahul will also miss the series opener due to family commitments; As a result, Mayank Agarwal and Ishan Kishan have been included in the main squad. The return of fit Rohit Sharma and Washington Sundar will give India more strength.

Wrist spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who is uncapped in international cricket. And Kuldeep Yadav has also been brought in to make up for the lack of the threat of taking wickets in the middle overs. Something that severely affected India in South Africa. In the absence of Chris Gayle or Lewis or Hetmyer, the wrist spinner could potentially play a vital role against a West Indies line-up laden with right-handers.

India have 49 points and West Indies have 50 points-

There is not much to differentiate India and West Indies even in the World Cup Super League points table. India has 49 points from nine matches and West Indies have 50 points, although they have the advantage of playing three more Super League ODIs.

Rohit confirmed that Kishan would open the batting along with him-

With Agarwal still undergoing mandatory quarantine. India captain Rohit confirmed that Kishan would open the batting along with him on Sunday. On the bowling front, Kuldeep is likely to reunite with Yuzvendra Chahal. India might have to make a choice between Deepak Hooda and Washington for the all-rounder role. On the eve of the match, Tamil Nadu batter M Shahrukh Khan was upgraded into the main squad after having been picked as a reserve player for the T20Is against West Indies.

As Per ESPN Cricinfo–

India: (probable) 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Ishan Kishan, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Suryakumar Yadav, 6 Deepak Hooda/Washington Sundar, 7 Deepak Chahar, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Prasidh KrishnaKing will likely tussle with Nkrumah Bonner for a top-order slot. Darren Bravo provides a left-handed middle-order option, although he hasn’t played an ODI since July 2021. Roach is set to play his first ODI in more than two years.

West Indies: (probable) 1 Shai Hope (wk), 2 Brandon King/Nkrumah Bonner, 3 Nicholas Pooran, 4 Shamarh Brooks, 5 Darren Bravo, 6 Kieron Pollard (capt), 7 Odean Smith/Romario Shepherd, 8 Jason Holder, 9 Akeal Hosein, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Hayden Walsh Jr.

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