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West Indies vs India ODI series: 5 Indian players to watch out for

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It is a quick turnaround for team India as just five days after beating England in the three-match ODI series at Old Trafford, team India now finds itself in the Caribbean. India will be facing the West Indies in a three-match ODI series followed by a five-match T20I series. India's ODI squad though has been rejigged with captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya rested. In Rohit's absence, Shikhar Dhawan will be leading the side. India who have not lost a bilateral ODI series against the West Indies since the 2002/03 season, will be looking to continue their dominance. Here are five players who play a key role for the Men in Blue in the upcoming series.

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By Prakhar Sachdeo  Jul 21, 2022 12:50:35 PM IST (Published)

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It is a quick turnaround for team India as just five days after beating England in the three-match ODI series at Old Trafford, team India now finds itself in the Carribean. India will be facing the West Indies in a three-match ODI series followed by a five-match T20I series. India's ODI squad though has been rejiged with captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya rested. In Rohit's absence Shikhar Dhawan will be leading the side. India who have not lost a bilateral ODI series against the West Indies since 2002/03 season, will be looking to continue their dominance. Here are five players who play a key role for the men in Blue in the upcoming series. (Image: Reuters)
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It is a quick turnaround for Team India as just five days after beating England in the three-match ODI series at Old Trafford, they now find themselves in the Caribbean. India will be facing the West Indies in a three-match ODI series followed by a five-match T20I series. India's ODI squad has been rejigged with captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya rested. In Rohit's absence, Shikhar Dhawan will be leading the side. India has not lost a bilateral ODI series against the West Indies since the 2002/03 season. Here are five players who play a key role for the Men in Blue in the upcoming series. (Image: Reuters)

With Rohit Sharma rested for the ODI series, senior opener Shikhar Dhawan has been made the captain of the Indian team. The 36-year-old is the senior most batsman in the India's ODI squad. In the abcence of Rohit, Dhawan will be expected to give India solid start at the top of the order. But Dhawan, who now only features in India's ODI teams, had a poor series against England managing the scores of 1, 9 and 31. Time could be running out for the left-handed opener and he has to make every minute of all the three minutes count to get his form back and hold onto his position as an opener for Indian in the ODIs. (Image: Reuters)
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1. Shikhar Dhawan | With Rohit Sharma rested for the ODI series, senior opener Shikhar Dhawan has been made the captain of the Indian team. The 36-year-old is the senior-most batsman in the squad and will be expected to give India a solid start at the top of the order. Dhawan, who now only features in India's ODI teams, had a poor series against England managing scores of 1, 9 and 31 in his three outings. (Image: Reuters)

2. Suryakumar Yadav | Suryakumar Yadav will be expected to do the bulk of the scoring in the middler order in this series. Against England Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant proved the lynchpins but with the two players given rest from the ODI series all eyes will be on Suryakumar. The 31-year-old had two low scores in the ODI series against England but when on sonmg Suryakumar could be a very dangerous batsman as he proved with a T20I hundred against England. (Image: Reuters)
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2. Suryakumar Yadav | Suryakumar Yadav is the in-form Indian batter. Against England, the 31-year-old had two low scores in the ODI series but he also produced a scintillating century in the second T20I hundred against England. (Image: Reuters)

3. Deepak Hooda | Deepak Hooda is back in India's ODI squad after missing the series against England. Hooda should get a chance in India's playing XI as an all-rounder. Hooda created a lot of buzz in the two-match T20I series against Ireland in June as he smashed a quickfire hundred. Hooda's ability to move up and down the batting order and bowl occassional off spin makes him a valubale asset in a team. The series against the West Indies in an opportunity for Hooda to make his place permanent in India's ODI squad. (Image: Getty Images)
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3. Deepak Hooda | Deepak Hooda is back in India's ODI squad after missing the series against England. Hooda should get a chance in India's playing XI as an all-rounder. Hooda created a lot of buzz in the two-match T20I series against Ireland in June as he smashed a quickfire hundred. Hooda's ability to move up and down the batting order and bowl occasional off-spin makes him a valuable asset to a team. The series against the West Indies is an opportunity for Hooda to make his place permanent in India's ODI squad. (Image: Getty Images)

4. Yuzvendra Chahal | Yuzvendra Chahal was in good wicket-taking form against England. Across the six white-ball matches (3 T20Is and 3 ODIs) Chahal picked 11 wickets. Chahal will be India's lead spinner against the West Indies and will expected to stop the flow of runs and pick wickets in the middle phase of an innings. (Image: Reuters)
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4. Yuzvendra Chahal | Yuzvendra Chahal was in good wicket-taking form against England. Across the six white-ball matches (3 T20Is and 3 ODIs) Chahal picked 11 wickets. Chahal will be India's lead spinner against the West Indies and will be expected to stop the flow of runs and pick wickets in the middle phase of an innings. (Image: Reuters)

5. Mohammed Siraj | Along with Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj will be another important cog in India's bowling attack. With ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah rested for the ODI series, Siraj is now the most experienced fast bowler in India's ODI squad. Siraj played just one ODI game against England in which he picked two wickets. But against the West Indies in the ODI series, India will back on Siraj will to give breakthroughs. (Image: Reuters)
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5. Mohammed Siraj | Along with Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj will be another important cog in India's bowling attack. With ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah rested for the ODI series, Siraj is now the most experienced fast bowler in India's ODI squad. Siraj played just one ODI game against England in which he picked two wickets. (Image: Reuters)

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