Kolkata: Their blend pretty much settled, India will hope to get some quite required practice and accomplish flawlessness in all departments when they tackle an under-arranged West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 warm-up fixture in Kolkata on Thursday.
India are amidst a fantasy run having won their 6th Asia Cup title as of late after series wins in Australia and at home against Sri Lanka. Since it’s a warm-up game, a smidgen of spotlight will be on Mohammed Shami, despite the fact that the odds of the pacer making it to the XI when the competition appropriate begins looks extremely horrid.
Bragging a solid strike rate of 147.61, Pandya is additionally turned out to be convenient with the bat and is frequently advanced up the batting order. There will likewise be open doors for any semblance of Ajinkya Rahane, Harbhajan Singh and Pawan Negi who have frequently warmed the bench with their triumphant combination.
The Windies cricketers, being the most looked for after in T20s, have been playing everywhere throughout the world in various establishment leagues. WI skipper Darren Sammy said, “We have 15 match winners in our team. When I see the dressing room with the likes of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, my job becomes easy”. “When the next edition happens (in 2020) many of our players would not be around, so the winning the title means a lot to us, it will give a massive boost back home,” the 2012 World T20 winning skipper added.