India choose to bowl against West Indies in first ODI
India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies in the series-opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Spin all-rounder Naman Dhir made his debut, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to action
Published Date - 27 September 2026, 01:57 PM
Thiruvananthapuram: India skipper Shubman Gill opted to bowl after winning the toss against the West Indies in the series-opening ODI here on Sunday.
India handed a debut to spin all-rounder Naman Dhir, while star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma returned to action.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wk), Naman Dhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.
West Indies: John Campbell, Justin Greaves, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (wk, c), Amir Jangoo, Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph and Jayden Seales.