West Indies’ regular skipper Kieron Pollard will miss the second ODI against India and all-rounder Odean Smith will be stepping in for him. Nicholas Pooran will lead the side in Pollard’s absence. For India, vice-captain KL Rahul, who missed the first match, replaced Ishan Kishan in the playing 11. 

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West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl. 

KL Rahul will open the batting alongside Rohit Sharma when India comes out to bat at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The team decided to go with Deepak Hooda in the middle-order and drop Ishan Kishan to make place for the Lucknow Super Giants skipper. 

Choosing to bowl, Nicholas Pooran said that Pollard misses out with a niggle.

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“We will bowl first. We’re staying in the present, the goal is to play a good brand of cricket, for the entire duration of the game. Kieron isn’t fit enough, has a niggle. Just one change for us – Odean Smith is in,” he said at the toss. 

India capain Rohit Sharma said, “It’s going to be a challenging one, we always wanted to bat first, put the score on the board and today gives us a chance. We’re not thinking too far ahead at the moment, if we do the things right, we will always do well and get the runs on the board. One change for us – KL Rahul comes back in place of Ishan Kishan.”

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Teams:

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

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna