India will look to be back on resurgent terms as they take on a depleted West Indies in a limited overs series starting 6th February. India are fresh from a 3-0 whitewash to the hands of South Africa in the ODI series. Rohit Sharma will now take the reign of the team and it will mark the beginning of Hit-man era as the full time skipper.
The three ODIs will be played at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad behind the closed doors while the three match T20 series will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata with 75% crowd attendance. Six venues were originally scheduled to host the matches but due to Covid-19 surge in India, BCCI decided to limit the series to just 2 venues.
Schedule
1st ODI at Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad on 6th February, Sunday- 1.30 PM IST and 8.00 AM GMT
2nd ODI at Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad on 9th February, Wednesday- 1.30 PM IST and 8.00 AM GMT
3rd ODI at Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad on 11th February, Friday- 1.30 PM IST and 8.00 AM GMT
1st T20 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 16th February, Wednesday- 7.30 PM IST and 2.00 AM GMT
2nd T20 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 18th February, Friday- 7.30 PM IST and 2.00 AM GMT
3rd T20 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 20th February, Sunday- 7.30 PM IST and 2.00 AM GMT
Squads
India ODI squad- Rohit Sharma (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.
India T20I Squad- Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.
West Indies ODI Squad- Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh.
West Indies T20I Squad- Kieron Pollard (c), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh.
Live streaming and where to watch on TV
Star Sports Network will broadcast the action live in India in English, Hindi and other regional languages. The live streaming will be available on Hotstar mobile application and website.
West Indies– Flow Sports (TV), Flow Sports App (Streaming)
Sri Lanka– Dialog TV and Peo TV
Bangladesh– Gazi TV
South Africa– Super Sport
United Kingdom– Sky Sports Cricket
Australia– Fox Sports
New Zealand– Sky Sports NZ
Canada and USA– Willow TV (TV), Hotstar and ESPN (Live streaming only in USA)
