West Indies tour of India: India Vs West Indies 1st ODI Live Scores at Kochi, Nov 21, 2013
Teams: India: India Vs West Indies
Venue: Played at Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Time: 13:30 local time (08:00 GMT)
Preview
Days after Sachin Tendulkar's emotional farewell, India move on to the format in which they are now quite used to playing without him. Unlike in the Tests, the cricket will no longer be the sideshow. An India win can no longer be taken for granted.MS Dhoni said his fast bowlers had been working hard on their variations, including yorkers, ever since the Australia series
last five completed games, most recent first
India: WWLWL
West Indies: LLTWL
Match Stats
1.Gayle averages 20.73 in ODIs in 2013, his lowest return since 1999, his debut year
2.Virat Kohli is 81 short of 5000 ODI runs. If he gets there in Kochi, he will tie with Viv Richards as the fastest to the landmark in 114 innings
Teams:
India team:MS Dhoni,RG Sharma,Yuvraj Singh,SK Raina,V Kohli,DS Kulkarni,A Mishra,AT Rayudu,S Dhawan,AM Rahane,R Ashwin,B Kumar,J Unadkat,Shami Ahmed,MM Sharma
West Indies team:CH Gayle,TL Best,MN Samuels,R Rampaul,DJ Bravo,DJG Sammy,N Deonarine,D Ramdin,LMP Simmons,DM Bravo,KOA Powell,SP Narine,Johnson Charles,JO Holder,Veerasammy Permaul