WI vs IND: Why is Sanju Samson Not Playing India vs West Indies 1st ODI? Who is India Wicket Keeper?

Published on: Jul 27, 2023 6:43 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 27, 2023 8:15 pm IST

Sanju Samson Not Playing WI vs IND 1st ODI

The massive breaking news development coming from the Indian camp is that wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson is not playing the first of three-match ODI series against West Indies being played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. India have done reasonably well in the 50-overs format during the recent while having managed to win 4 out of their last 6 ODI matches.

WI vs IND: Why is Sanju Samson Not Playing India vs West Indies 1st ODI?

After having won the toss and opting to bowl first, India captain Rohit Sharma mentioned that Sanju Samson has missed out from the India playing 11 for this WI vs IND 1st ODI match. Rohit further revealed that they are playing Ishan Kishan as the wicket-keeper batsman. It is quite unfortunate that Samson has failed to make the cut in the side despite an impressive record in ODI cricket. The right-handed swashbuckling batsman has scored a total of 330 runs from as many as 11 ODI matches at a brilliant average of 66 that includes a couple of half-centuries as well. He also has a wonderful ODI strike-rate of over 104.

“We are gonna field first, no particular reason. We are gonna try a few different things. We want to head into the World Cup with a clear mindset. For us, the results are also important. At times, we are going to try out different players but we don’t want to compromise on our results. All cricketers around the world who are playing all formats need to adapt well. Hopefully, we can get what we want here. We have got four seamers and two spinners,” said India captain Rohit Sharma during the toss.

IND Playing 11

1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Virat Kohli
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Ishan Kishan (wk)
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Shardul Thakur
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Mukesh Kumar
11. Umran Malik

WI vs IND 2023 Schedule 

Date Match Type Venue Location
July 12-16 1st Test Windsor Park Roseau, Dominica
July 20-24 2nd Test Queen’s Park Oval Port of Spain, Trinidad
July 27 1st ODI Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados
July 29 2nd ODI Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados
August 1 3rd ODI Queen’s Park Oval Port of Spain, Trinidad
August 4 1st T20I Queen’s Park Oval Port of Spain, Trinidad
August 6 2nd T20I Providence Stadium Guyana
August 8 3rd T20I Providence Stadium Guyana
August 12 4th T20I Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground Lauderhill, Florida
August 13 5th T20I Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground Lauderhill, Florida

 

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