India will begin their World Cup 2023 preparations by taking on West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday. Unfortunately, West Indies, a two-time World Cup champion, will not be taking part in the ODI showpiece after they failed to qualify for the major event.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of West Indies: L W L L L

There were a lot of red flags for West Indies in the last few years in the ODI format as they were not consistent. The Windies had to finally pay the price in the qualifiers and they will be looking to start fresh against a potent Indian team.

Current form of India: L L W W W

India had lost their previous ODI series against Australia while playing at home and they will be looking to resume their World Cup preparations against a wounded Windies team. The youngsters will aim to put their hat in the ring for the World Cup squad.

Head to Head: Matches: 139, Won by India: 70, Won by West Indies: 63, No result: 4, Tied: 2.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Mohammed Siraj will hold the key for the visitors.

Alick Athanaze, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd are going to hold the key for the home team.

West Indies Squad: Shai Hope(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Oshane Thomas, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Dominic Drakes, Yannic Cariah.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad