Rohit Sharma wins toss & elect to bowl first in 1000th ODI

(The Quiver): India have won the toss against West Indies in the first ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and opted to bowl first. This is India’s 1000th ODI in the men’s game.

There will be plenty of changes in the Indian team, with various players infected with Covid, and some players still in quarantine, the likes of Ishan Kishan and Deepak Hooda will feature for India. Hooda makes his debut in Team India colours today.

Here is how India and West Indies are lining up today:

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

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