1st ODI: West Indies vs India
Two cricket-mad nations meet in the Port of Spain on Friday in a big-hitting treat for the fans in Trinidad and us at home.
The One Day game has benefited from the sparkling array of batting skills players have learnt and developed in T20, and in 50 overs we get the wham bam as well as ebbs and flows. It’s a perfect day out for live betting fans as there’s action all the way.
Amidst all the excitement though, most betting tips will err on the side of caution and suggest a win for India. Sitting third in the ODI rankings and with the best One Day batsman in the world in Virat Kohli, who would back against them? The West Indies have been a team in transition for as long as we can remember now, and at ninth in the rankings have a long way to go.
But there is a chink of hope for the hosts. India were dismantled in the ICC Champions Trophy in a high-octane final against fierce rivals Pakistan and may still be rattled. The question is: will they be able to regroup and get up in time for another test in the Caribbean, where the mood will be more relaxed until the wickets are pitched that is?
Windies skipper Jason Holder will lead from the front with both bat and ball, but in Devendra Bishoo he has a leg-spinner of some guile, and young Shai Hope is a batting talent of the future.
Wounded India are resting Rohit Sharma, but the India squad are otherwise largely the same and Kohli has Shikhar Dhawan to back him up with the bat, not to mention the bowling skill of Ravi Ashwin.
Do the West Indies have enough to trouble Anil Kumble’s men? Time will tell. But it’s a good excuse to grab a cold drink and put your feet up on Friday to find out!
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