Ind vs WI, 1st ODI highlights: Match abandoned due to rain, wet outfield

India decided to bowl after winning the toss, In the 13 overs that could be bowled, India managed to keep Windies on a leash with Chris Gayle disappointing with the bat

8:32 PM

Toss Update

India win toss, decide to bowl

8:24 PM

Toss at 8.30 PM IST

Toss at 8.30 PM IST. Play to start at 9.00 PM. It will be a 43 overs a side game.

8:13 PM

8:12 PM

Next update at 8:30 IST

8:10 PM

Covers being removed

The sun is back and the covers are being removed. but the pitch is covered. Looks like we're gonna have the toss soon.

7:55 PM

Light drizzle again

It has started to drizzle again and the pitch is back under covers. If this persists, the overs might get reduced for the play

6:57 PM

6:54 PM

Rain has weakened but more delays imminent

6:23 PM

6:16 PM

Covers are on, heavy showers at Guyana

Heavy rain at Guyana, covers are on, the toss is likely to get delayed, and so is the match!

6:14 PM

Predicted playing 11 for West Indies:

Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite, Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Kemar Roach

6:13 PM

Predicted playing 11 for India:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey/Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini

5:57 PM

Have always been in awe of Vivian Richards: Mohammad Kaif

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif on Wednesday shared a picture with West Indies' legend Vivian Richards, and said he has always been in awe of the cricketer.

Kaif posted the picture on Twitter and captioned the post as "With the king, the coolest of them all Sir @ivivianrichards! Have always been in awe of the great man, but having spent 2 days chatting with him, feels like we've known each other for years. What a Man, What a legend."

Sixty-seven-year-old Richards is still viewed as one of the best players in cricket. He was the vital cog in Windies' invincible lineup during the 1980s.

Richards had scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches and he managed to register 6,721 runs in the ODI format at an average of 47.

Kaif, renowned for his fielding skills, went on to play 125 ODIs for India in which he was able to score 2753 runs at an average of 32.01.

He also played 13 Test matches for the team, scoring 624 runs at an average of 32.84. His highest Test score was of 148 runs.

Earlier, the Indian skipper had also shared a picture with Richards, labelling the player as "the biggest boss".

5:45 PM

Support from seniors, despite failures, helped: Rishabh

The lack of runs, at times, does "frustrate" Rishabh Pant, but unwavering support from his senior India teammates acts as confidence booster.

After two poor outings, young Pant came good under the guidance of skipper Virat Kohli as India comfortably beat West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 International to complete a 3-0 whitewash here on Tuesday.

"I felt nice about my innings. I was not able to score runs and was getting frustrated. But, I kept following my process and it fetched the desired results today," Pant told India vice-captain Rohit Sharma for BCCI.TV.

Chasing 147 on a slow deck, skipper Kohli anchored the innings to perfection with 59 off 45 balls while Pant was brilliant during his unbeaten 65 off 42 balls.

"There are various times that I get frustrated when I don't get the runs. Then I think what different things I could have done to perform. There are times when I take the right decision and even then I am not able to perform. It happens in cricket and is part and parcel of the game.
 

Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli, celebrate after scoring fifty against Windies

5:37 PM

Here are the squad of both the teams

India squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini

 

West Indies squad: Jason Holder (capt), Chris Gayle, John Campbell, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Kemar Roach.