On Thursday, August 3, the West Indies (WI) and Trinidad’s Hardik Pandya’s will play in their first Twenty20 International (T20I) at Trinidad’s Brian Lara Stadium. The Men in Blue will have a chance to adjust to the conditions before next year’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States during the five-match series.
A video of Indian players getting ready for the first T20I was released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It was titled:
In preparation for the T20I series against the West Indies, Team India is fully prepared.
The senior Indian players, including Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Yuzvendra Chahal, would benefit from the 20-over format as they get ready for the next Asia Cup and World Cup.
After a successful Indian Premier League (IPL) season, players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma will try to advance their skills. Mukesh Kumar will also want to create a name for himself in T20Is following a great Test and ODI series.
When they return to the national side for T20Is. Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Avesh Khan will make the most of the opportunity.
Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya’s backup, will aim to impress following a lackluster ODI series performance in his preferred format. Umran Malik will be eager to get into a groove after going two games without a wicket.
Team India has won three straight T20I series because to Hardik Pandya’s leadership
Hardik Pandya has successfully steered the Indian squad to three successive T20I series victories against Sri Lanka (2-1), New Zealand (2-1), and both at home and away (1-0).
On the other hand, Nicholas Pooran, who led MI New York to the league’s first championship, will rejoin the West Indies team. As his club defeated Seattle Orcas in the summit match, the left-handed batter smashed an unbeaten 137.
After having subpar performances in the ODI series, which India won 2-1. Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope will be hoping to perform well in the T20Is.
However, after losing the 50-over series, the hosts will look to win more T20Is. Earlier this year, WI defeated South Africa 2-1 in T20Is played away from home.
Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Hardik Pandya (C), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, and Mukesh Kumar make up India’s T20I team.
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