India vs WI 2022 – 1st ODI Predicted Playing 11 for both Teams

Shikhar Dhawan to lead as we look at the 2022 West Indies vs India 1st ODI best predicted playing 11 for both the teams.

After a successful ODI series conclusion over the England Cricket Team, Team India now move to another ODI assignment. This time, they face a slightly inferior, albeit with a B team. With India’s first-choice captain Rohit Sharma rested for the tour, Shikhar Dhawan shall be leading the side. 

Apart from Rohit Sharma, the ODI series vs West Indies shall see India without a lot of key players. As many as five more top players have been rested and two are still in recovery. The likes of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya Mohammed Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested. Whereas KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav are still recovering from injuries.

With so many key players not present, India would be fielding a completely new side from the one that played against the England team. Meanwhile, as per the leading cricket website, betway, the odds are with India at 1.33. Whereas for West Indies, the Odds are at 3.00. 

So, with a completely new team, what could be the best predicted playing 11 for both teams for the 2022 India vs West Indies 1st ODI? Let’s find out in this article. Before that, let’s also look at the ket match details and India’s official squad.   

West Indies vs India 2022 – Official ODI Series Squad Players List for Team India: 

Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill & Suryakumar Yadav 

Wks: Ishan Kishan & Sanju Samson 

All-rounders: Axar Patel, Deepak Hooda & Ravindra Jadeja 

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur & Yuzvendra Chahal

Coach: Rahul Dravid // Captain: Shikhar Dhawan // V.Captain: Ravindra Jadeja

Match Details:

Tournament: India Tour of West Indies 2022 

Type: ODI Series – 1st ODI

Where: Port of Spain

When: July 22, 7 pm IST

Key Historical Stats – West Indies vs India ODIs

Played: 138 // India Won: 69 // West Indies Won: 63 // D/NR: 6

418/5 – Highest Team Total by India 

100/10 – Lowest Team Total by India

2261 – Most Runs by Virat Kohli

219 – Highest Individual Score by Virender Sehwag

44 – Most Wickets by Courtney Walsh 

6/12 – Best Bowling Spell by Anil Kumble

Playing 11 for Both Teams:

The absence of Rohit Sharma should prompt India to play backup opener Ishan Kishan alongside another southpaw Shikhar Dhawan. India also have Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill as openers, but most-likely, they will have to wait for their turn until the 3rd ODI.  

The selection of the middle-order should be interesting for Team India. Sanju Samson fans are shouting from the corner to have him play. Honestly, even after doing well recently, Sanju has been a touch unlucky to miss out on the squad on a lot of occasions owing to stiff competition.

But, as unfortunate as it may sound, Sanju will also have to wait for his chances in this series. The likes of Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Hooda have been waiting to play the ODIs, and these two should feature alongside SKY in the middle order. However, the only way Sanju can play is if India decide to play 7 batters including Jadeja at 7.   

For the all-rounder position, India have selected two left-arm all-rounders, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja. But is unlikely that India would field both these players together. With Jadeja playing the vice-captaincy role, India would want him to bat more. So, him playing at 6 and a decent all-rounder Shardul Thakur at 7 seems a good move. 

The bowling department should see India selecting three pacers and one front-line spinner. This includes the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Arshdeep Singh as pacers. Whereas the spin department shall be handled by the sole spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal. 

West Indies vs India 2022: 1st ODI Predicted Playing 11 for Team India

Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh & Yuzvendra Chahal

Please note that the recent developments say Ravindra Jadeja could be rested for the ODI series vs West Indies to safeguard his knee injury. In case he doesn’t play, the best predicted playing 11 for Team India gets revised as follows. But if he plays, the above-mentioned one shall be the best playing 11. 

Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna & Yuzvendra Chahal

For West Indies, they shall mostly play the same side that played against Bangladesh; except for 1 change. Having included Jason Holder in the squad, the tall all-rounder should replace Keemo Paul. He should play at number 7 with the rest of the line-up remaining the same. 

West Indies vs India 2022: 1st ODI Predicted Playing 11 for West Indies

Shai Hope, Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hossain, Romario Shephard, Gudakesh Motie & Alzarri Joseph

Best Fantasy XI Prediction for West Indies vs India 2022 – 1st ODI 

Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav & Shai Hope 

Wks: Nicholas Pooran & Ishan Kishan

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja & Jason Holder

Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Gudakesh Motie & Prasidh Krishna 

CVC Choice: Shikhar Dhawan & Yuzvendra Chahal. 

Please note that some of the things are also dependent on the toss, so do check our Telegram channel for live updates on actual playing 11 and fantasy tips. Channel link in the Author bio section. 

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