India will lock horns against the West Indies in the first ODI at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. India had lost the last ODI series against England by 2-1 and they would aim to bounce back strongly against the Caribbean nation.
West Indies, on the other hand, suffered a 3-2 series loss against New Zealand in their last ODI series in July while playing in their own conditions.
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Virat Kohli needs 59 runs to complete 15000 runs in ODI format. He will become the second batter to reach the milestone after Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli needs 11 fours to complete 1400 boundaries in the 50-over version.
Rohit Sharma needs 105 runs to complete 12000 ODI runs. He will become the seventh batter to reach the landmark and third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Indian captain Shubman Gill needs five fours to complete 400 boundaries.
Ravindra Jadeja needs 95 runs to complete 3000 runs in ODIs.
KL Rahul is 88 runs shy of the 3500-run mark.
Kuldeep Yadav needs six wickets to complete 200 scalps in ODIs.
Roston Chase needs 10 fours to complete 100 boundaries in the 50-over version.
West Indies captain Shai Hope needs four fours to complete 500 boundaries in ODIs.
Sherfane Rutherford needs nine sixes to complete 50 maximums in ODIs.
India squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (VC & WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Auqib Nabi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Naman Dhir.
West Indies squad: Shai Hope (C), Jewel Andrew, John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Vitel Lawes, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales

