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After winning the two-match Test series by a margin of 1-0, team India (IND) now locks horns with West Indies (WI) in three-game one-day international series. The first encounter is scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados at 19.30 PM IST. Notably, both sides will then play out in five T20 internationals which will be followed by the ODIs beginning on Thursday, August 3rd. 

However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.

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The Caribbean team last engaged in an ODI assignment in the  ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers held in Zimbabwe where they suffered an embarrassment. Just before the start of the India series, Shai Hope and his men participated in that competition with an eye for a place in the marquee tournament slated to be hosted by India later this year. 

But defeats against Zimbabwe. Netherlands and Scotland dented all their hopes of qualifying for the mega event.

The Men in Blue came up against the Australians in a three-match series just before the start of the Indian Premier League 2023. Playing on home soil, the Asian giants suffered a series loss by a margin of 1-2.


WI vs IND, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)

West Indies: L-W-L-L-L
India: L-L-W-W-W


WI vs IND, Must Picks

West Indies

Shai Hope

  • ODI Stats: 4829 runs in 110 innings
  • Recent Form: 287 runs in the last six innings
  • Venue Record: 296 runs in ten innings

Brandon King

  • ODI Stats: 969 runs in 31 innings
  • Recent Form: 228 runs in the last five innings
  • Venue Record: 23 runs in four innings


India

Virat Kohli

  • ODI Stats: 12898 runs in 265 innings
  • Recent Form: 136 runs in the last five innings
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match


Shubman Gill

  • ODI Stats: 1311 runs in 24 innings
  • Recent Form: 209 runs in the last five innings
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match


WI vs IND, Risky Picks

West Indies

Kyle Mayers

  • ODI Stats: 618 runs in 23 innings and 14 wickets in 20 innings
  • Recent Form: 82 runs and 4 wickets in the last five innings
  • Venue Record: 111 runs in three innings and zero wickets in two innings

India

Suryakumar Yadav

  • ODI Stats: 433 runs in 21 innings
  • Recent Form: 14 runs in the last four innings
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match


WI vs IND, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices

Shai Hope (WI)

Reasons

  • West Indies skipper Shai Hope averages 50.30 with 15 centuries and 23 fifties in the ODI format
  • Hope struck the second-most runs (341) in seven innings at an average of 56.83 for West Indies in ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 tournament

Virat Kohli (IND)

Reasons

  • Star India batter Virat Kohli is the second highest run-getter after Sachin Tendulkar for his side in ODIs
  • The right-hander averages 57.32 with 46 hundred and 65 half-centuries in the format

Shubman Gill (IND)

Reasons

  • Shubman Gill has made a solid start to his relatively new ODI career
  • The right-handed opening player averages 65.55 with four tons and five fifties in 24 innings


WI vs IND, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests

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Wicketkeeper: Shai Hope
Batters: Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Captain: Virat Kohli
Vice-captain: Shubman Gill

WI: 5 Players, IND: 6 Players


WI vs IND, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests

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Wicketkeepers: Shai Hope, Sanju Samson
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav
All-rounders: Kyle Mayers, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Oshane Thomas, Yannic Cariah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Captain: Shai Hope
Vice-captain: Virat Kohli

WI: 5 Players, IND: 6 Players