India made four changes in the playing 11 that played the second ODI as they lock horns with Nicholas Pooran’s West Indies in the final game of the three-match series at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Friday. The Men in Blue have an unassailable 2-0 lead. 

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Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first. At the toss, the Indian skipper announced that Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan find a place in the playing 11. KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur miss out. 

“We are going to bat first, it’s something we always wanted to do. Not too much thought about this, it’s always nice to post runs on the board. And give the bowlers a chance to do what they did in the last game. You just have to do what you want to achieve as a team. We have solid confidence in our bowling unit, so let’s give it a crack. We have three changes, we want to try out things. KL misses out, Hooda misses out and Chahal is out. We have Kuldeep, Shreyas and Dhawan in,” Sharma said at the toss. 

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Dhawan will reunite with captain Rohit Sharma at the top. The Delhi batsman had missed the first two ODIs after testing positive for COVID-19. Kuldeep Yadav, who last played for India in 2021, is also back. KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma said, misses out with a niggle.

For the West Indies, Kieron Pollard will still be on the bench. The regular limited-overs captain had missed the second ODI. 

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“I wanted to bowl first again. Couldn’t get over the line in the last game, hopefully we do it today. The batters need to bat for long and not leave it for others. Akeal Hossain is out,” stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran said.

Teams:

West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w), Brandon King, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran(c), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Hayden Walsh, Kemar Roach

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna