Kamboj debuts, Siraj and Reddy back as India bat

Live Update: Kamboj makes his debut, Siraj and Reddy return as India beat West Indies, made three changes, bringing in Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after Pat Cummins’ dismissal. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiles after the dismissal of Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 A Champion’s Smile – Mohammed Siraj picked up five wickets in a ten-ball game, India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup Final, Colombo, September 17, 2023 Alyssa Healy poses with the trophy, after Australia retained the Ashes, England vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Women’s Ashes, Taunton, July 18, 2023 A general view of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Mullanpur Stadium, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Citals, IPL 2024, Mullanpur, March 23, 2024 Vitel Lawes likes to pick up wickets with his left wrist spin, always wants to develop more variations and likes to keep his thoughts hidden. Vitel Lawes shows his West Indies c, West Indies vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Guyana, July 11, 2026 ahead of ODI World Cup 2027, Team management wants fast bowler to be tested, unprotected Gurnoor Brar caught for 26 in his first two overs, England vs India, 1st ODI, Birmingham, July 14, 2026 Indian players celebrate their gold medal with a stadium win, India vs Pakistan, Men’s Asian Games Final, Nisshin, October 3, 2026 Bangladesh found themselves stuck with the bat after Tharindu Ratnayake smashed 65 in 32 balls to take Sri Lanka to a solid 165 for 9. Sri Lankans celebrate after winning the bronze medal, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Men’s Asian Games, 3rd place playoff, Nisshin, October 3, 2026. “Didn’t give a reason [sorry], so it was the sign of a champion team,” says Shreyas Iyer about the Indian team’s attitude at the Games. Asians Tilak Varma and Tilak Varma Shreyas Iyer discovers the taste of gold, India vs Pakistan, Men’s Asian Games Final, Nisshin, October 3, 2026. From 1985 to 2026, India and Pakistan met in six major tournament finals.

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Kamboj replaced Auqib Nabi at number 1. 8, which suggests that the team management believes that Kamboj can hit at least a few with the bat if required. In another change, India omitted Ravindra Jadeja for Nitish Kumar Reddy.

It is rare for India to play without Jadeja or Axar Patel. If you ignore the Afghanistan series earlier in this series, the last time both missed the final was in January 2023, well before the last World Cup. As expected, India chose to bat first after winning the series 2-0 by winning the first two games during the chase.

The West Indies, who have lost their last seven games in first place, were relieved to be in contention. They also made three changes to their eleven. Jewel Andrew led the order followed by Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie with the ball.

Keacy Carty, Roston Chase and Shamar Joseph are out, making them two players in the front row of the eleven. India 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill (ct.), 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 5 KL Rahul (week), 6 Naman Dhir, 7 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 8 Anshul Kamboj, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Gurnoor Brar, 11 Mohammed Siraj. West Indies (probable): 1 John Campbell, 2 Jewel Andrew, 3 Shai Hope (ct.

& wk), 4 Amir Jangoo, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Keemo Paul, 7 Matthew Forde, 8 Gadukesh Motie, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Jayden Seales, 11 Vitel Lawes. Anshul Kamboj gets his C from Virat Kohli, India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI, New Chandigarh, October 3, 2026 The boy who was always ahead of schedule: Jewel Andrew’s rise to the big leagues Gurnoor Brar took its toll but India are ready to pay the price for now Sammy: ‘Results haven’t gone our way but we keep improving’