Immediately after the triumphant Indian cricket team returned from England after thrashing the hosts in a breathtaking final contest, Dhoni and Co. had to take off to West Indies for yet another combat.
The same squad that was part of the title triumph last Sunday, with the exemption of Irfan Pathan whose hamstring injury gave Shami Ahmed his first overseas assignment with India, are in the West Indies gearing up for a tri-series to be played from 30th June to July 11th wherein 3 major cricketing giants participate – Windies being the hosts, Sri Lanka and India.
The tri-series will have each team facing the other two twice in the preliminary stage to determine which teams will contest for the trophy in the final at Port of Spain on July 11.
The Indian campaign in the recently ended champion’s trophy showcased young talent and their evergreen form followed by their praiseworthy performances. The fact being every player in the squad got a match, and every individual contributed to the success.
"What is very important for us is not to look too far ahead. We will take it series by series," Dhoni said. "We just finished a world tournament in the UK and now we are in the West Indies. First, we will have to see the two teams which are ahead of us. The performance was really good in UK but we need to continue."
The likes of Dhawan and Jadeja, are expected to keep up their good form and show up in this trivial battle. Dhoni, who has become the first captain to win the World Cup, the World Twenty20 and the Champions Trophy, accredited the team's success to a dressing-room atmosphere that thrived on each other's performances.
"I'm fortunate to have the players in the side to really soak up the pressure. What we have done really well is we have enjoyed each other's success and that has really contributed to the side winning most of the games," he said. "If I'm happier than the person who has actually scored a century or a fifty, you understand that's the kind of atmosphere that you want, because at the end of the day, what we play is a team sport." Says the captain.
India met and bet both WI and SL in group stages and semi finals of CT13 respectively. Eventually, India outnumbered their opponents in every single match.
So, vengeance is what the other to teams will be thinking about and they won’t miss any chance to bounce back.
WI and SL already met in the opening match of the series on 28th June resulting in a comprehensive win for the hosts at the Sabina Park on Friday.
The hosts have in fact, started strikingly in the series mauling Sri Lanka in their lung-opener. The biggest positive from the game was the return to form of Chris Gayle, who was somewhat off-color in the ICC event.
Gayle's prowling hundred, which integrated seven sixes and nine fours, helped the West Indies overhaul a 209-run target in a mere 37.5 overs. He would without hesitation be the backbone of the West Indian batting against India as well.
On the contrary, the Sri Lankan team’s performance was not remarkable except for captain Angelo Matthews’s 118 balls 55 and veteran Jayawardane’s 52 of 86 balls.
The KKR spin wizard Sunil Narine also remarkably grabbed 4 wickets in his allotted 10 overs quota with a significant economy of 4.00.This man will always have a few tricks up his sleeves while pacers Kemar Roach and Ravi Rampaul can be a handful as well in the match against India.
INDIA plays their first match against WI, who are playing at home for the first time under Dwayne Bravo's leadership, tonight at 8 p.m Indian time at the Sabina park, Jamaica.
** Injuries :Irfan Pathan hamstringDebut out side India :Shami Ahmed **
Probable Teams:
MS Dhoni(w/c), Shikhar Dhawan,Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma,Umesh Yadav
West Indies (From):
Dwayne Bravo(c), Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Tino Best, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy,Marlon Samuels
Dwayne Bravo(c), Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Tino Best, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy,Marlon Samuels
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