India registered a comfortable 6-wicket win in the first ODI of the series against West Indies in Ahmedabad after chasing down a target of 177 runs in 28 overs.
The hosts were off to a brilliant start with captain Rohit Sharma and his opening partner Ishan Kishan putting up 84 runs on the board before the skipper was out for 60 off 51 after being trapped in front by Alzarri Joseph.
Rohit's wicket was followed by a few more dismissals with the likes of Kohli, Ishan and Rishabh Pant all back in the hut leaving India in a spot of bother at 116/4.
But debutant Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav came in for the home side's rescue as they built an unbeaten stand of 62 runs for the fifth wicket to see India home.
While Hooda remained unbeaten at 26 off 32, SKY on the other side, remained not out for a 36-ball 34. Joseph scalped a couple of wickets for 45 runs in 7 overs and Akeal Hosein had a scalp to his name for 46 runs in 9 overs.
Earlier, in the day, Sharma invited West Indies to bat first after winning the toss and the visitors had a dismal start to the proceedings as the Indian bowling unit and especially Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar picked wickets at regular intervals.
The Caribbean side was at one stage reduced to 79/7 before Jason Holder and Fabian Allen provided the resistance. They put up 78 runs for the 8th wicket. Holder notched up a fifty while Allen scored 29 off 43 but their efforts went in vain as West Indies were eventually bowled out for 176 in the 44th over.
Chahal bagged a four-wicket haul for India at the cost of 49 runs in 9.5 overs. The two sides will now meet each other on Wednesday at the same venue.