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Match facts
Tuesday, November 29
Start time 1430 (0900 GMT)
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| Virender Sehwag and Duncan Fletcher have to guide a relatively youthful Indian side |
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Matches: India v West Indies at Cuttack
Series/Tournaments: West Indies tour of India
Teams: India | West Indies
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Big Picture
India's
previous home one-dayer took place in front of a sparse crowd at the
Eden Gardens, reinforcing fears over the quantity of cricket being
played, but with Tuesday's match taking place at the smaller cricketing
centre of Cuttack, a jam-packed stadium is expected. Even though the the
biggest crowd-pullers like MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar are missing,
tickets sales at the Barabati Stadium have been brisk, and even the
practice sessions drew plenty of spectators.
A full-strength India
would be expected to roll over West Indies at home, but they are
missing at least four of their headliners. In addition, they have lost
the most experienced bowler in their squad, Praveen Kumar - he was ruled
out of the first three one-dayers with an injury. That means the most
seasoned of the quicks is Vinay Kumar, all of 11 one-dayers old, giving
the stand-in captain Virender Sehwag something of a challenge.
India
are also missing two of their finishers, MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh,
giving the likes of Rohit Sharma an audition for a permanent place in
the hugely competitive middle order.
Despite India facing these
hurdles, Darren Sammy has no illusions of the task ahead of his team,
calling the series a "very, very tough challenge". Australia are the
only team to have won a one-day series in India since April 2005. West
Indies are boosted by the arrival of Kieron Pollard, an impact player
who can quickly transform matches, and Lendl Simmons, their most
consistent one-day batsman of the year. Sunil Narine, the unconventional
Trinidad & Tobago offspinner whose variations mystified batsmen in
the Champions League T20, could also pose problems in his first outing
in international cricket.
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Kieron Pollard
has long had an uneasy relationship with the West Indies board, and
despite his superstar status in the Twenty20 format, West Indies don't
consider him for selection. That leaves the one-day format as his only
platform for international cricket. And, worryingly for him, if there's
one thing West Indies cricket have in abundance, it's medium-pace
bowling, big-hitting allrounders. Darren Sammy is, obviously, an
automatic pick, Andre Russell has displayed his talent this year, and
Dwayne Bravo could also be a contender as and when fit.
Ravindra Jadeja
was a deeply unpopular figure towards the end of 2010, but has won over
some of the critics with his performances in the home-and-away series
against England. Two Man of the Match awards and a bagful of wickets
have secured his place in the XI for the current series, but he needs to
extend that run. If Yuvraj Singh returns for the Australia tour, India
could be tempted to go back to their World Cup-winning formula of
seven-batsmen and four-bowlers, which could squeeze Jadeja out of the
XI.
Pitch and conditions
The last time these two teams faced
off at the Barabati Stadium was nearly five years ago, when India
managed to defend 189. This time, though, it is expected to be a
high-scoring match, as most ODIs in India usually are. "There will be
plenty of runs for the batsmen," the curator Pankaj Patnaik said. "I am
not ruling out a total of 300. Bowlers will get good bounce and there
will be a little turn for spinners." Dew is expected to play a role,
though a chemical spray will be regularly used to reduce its impact.
Team news
The
absence of Dhoni means Parthiv Patel will have to be picked, dimming
the chances of Ajinkya Rahane getting a game early in the series. Rohit
Sharma, returning after a finger injury sidelined him during the England
tour, is likely to get the nod ahead of Manoj Tiwary for a place in the
middle order. The injury to Praveen could allow India play both their
rookie quick bowlers, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron.
India
(probable) 1 Virender Sehwag (capt), 2 Parthiv Patel (wk), 3 Gautam
Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Ravindra
Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Vinay Kumar, 10 Praveen Kumar , 11 Umesh Yadav
West
Indies expect Shivnarine Chanderpaul to play despite a strained calf
muscle, though, he did not practise on the eve of the match. Ravi
Rampaul will have recovered from his stomach bug, and could replace
Kemar Roach. The batting has been a worry, but there isn't much West
Indies can do other than shuffle the order and separate the
inexperienced top three.
West Indies (probable) 1
Adrian Barath, 2 Lendl Simmons, 3 Marlon Samuels, 4 Darren Bravo, 5
Denesh Ramdin (wk), 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Andre Russell, 8 Darren Sammy
(capt), 9 Ravi Rampaul, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Sunil Narine
Stats and trivia
- India
have won their previous nine one-dayers at home. Their last defeat was
against South Africa in the league phase of the World Cup.
- West Indies are tied with Australia as the team with the most ODI wins over India in India.
- Lendl Simmons has one hundred and seven half-centuries in 12 one-day innings in 2011.
Quotes
"Fitness-wise,
we are stronger as a team. The batsmen are showing signs that they can
bat for long periods. Most of all, we are showing a fighting spirit."
Darren Sammy
is happy with both the spirit showed by the team, and their ability to
get through five Tests in five weeks without any major fitness-related
issues
"They are very good bowlers, youngsters who need to
learn a lot. They are on the right track, and with coach Eric Simons
they are doing a great job."
Virender Sehwag isn't too concerned about the green attack he has at his disposal
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