Nabi handed debut as India field; West Indies make four changes

Cricknation Update: Nabi handed debut as India field; West Indies make four changes Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph and Vitel Lawes have come in for Justin Greaves, Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie for West Indies The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The smile of a champion – Mohammed Siraj picked up five wickets in a ten-ball period, 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 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh, Chandigarh hpens to be India’s first planned city and it does show, Uploaded on 27 November 2001.

The target of 406 India were faced with didn’t seem to perturb the fans, who knew they would still win, and then it was just a matter of waiting for and celebrating the milestones India coach also felt that wickets offering so little for bowlers were “not fair”, making it difficult for them to have a meaningful impact on the game Ravindra Jadeja has a chat with Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 Stats highlights from Guwahati, where Shubman Gill scored the fastest ever ODI double-hundred and Rohit Sharma blazed past 12000 runs Shubman Gill brought up a 62-ball ton in the chase, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 The West Indies opener has returned to ODI cricket at a stage of his career when opportunities cannot be assumed to stretch indefinitely ahead John Campbell’s century was the fifth-fastest for West Indies, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 The India ctain scored his second ODI double-century and shared a 255-run opening partnership with Rohit Sharma, who scored a 75-ball 101 himself Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill brought up successive 100-plus stands, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 From a troubled cricketing past to a generation of homegrown stars, Kashmir is slowly reclaiming its place on India’s cricket m He is no longer a white-ball regular and has lost the Test vice-ctaincy, but he isn’t worried by all that. All he wants, he says, is to focus on “whatever is in front of me” Rishabh Pant in action, India A vs South Africa A, 1st unofficial Test, 1st day, CoE 1, October 30, 2025 Having spent the past seven months in rehab, the fast bowler is all set to play in the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir Akash Deep struck twice early on the final day, England vs India, 2nd Test, 5th day, Birmingham, July 6, 2025 The 41-year-old will kick off his 25th first-class season by leading Jammu & Kashmir in the Irani Cup against Rest of India in Srinagar Paras Dogra brings up his hundred, Delhi vs Jammu and Kashmir, 2nd day, Delhi, Ranji Trophy, November 9, 2025 Sam Harper has had a breakthrough season with the bat across formats and might be in the mix for higher honours for Australia Sam Harper scored his sixth first-class hundred, India A vs Australia A, 2nd unofficial Test, Puducherry, 1st day, September 29, 2026 The Australia A ctain has embraced his reputation but believes his county and Shield experience have shown he can succeed in all conditions Peter Handscomb ctained the Prime Minister’s XI, Prime Minister’s XI vs England XI, Canberra, November 29, 2025 Devdutt Padikkal might have taken away his No. 3 spot from the Test XI, but B Sai Sudharsan is back batting and scoring runs, and planning to a lot more of both Left-arm spinner’s 6 for 52 bowled Australia A out for 176, before India A extended their lead to 322 Vaishnavi Sharma reacts after picking up her first international wicket, India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Women’s T20I, Visakhatnam, December 23, 2025 The result sets up the first India vs Pakistan final this year, with the Asian Games gold medal at stake Ishan Kishan brought up a quick half-century, India vs Sri Lanka, Asian Games men’s competition, semi-final, Nisshin, October 1, 2026 Green suffered a blow in the groin while batting and did not field despite being set to bowl while Renshaw was forced off the field due to a blow on the wrist and did not return Cameron Green reacts after copping a blow while batting, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom, September 30, 2026 SA vs Aus, 3rd ODI – Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa star as Australia win rain-affected finale Alex Carey takes evasive action, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom, September 30, 2026 From a troubled cricketing past to a generation of homegrown stars, Kashmir is slowly reclaiming its place on India’s cricket m He is no longer a white-ball regular and has lost the Test vice-ctaincy, but he isn’t worried by all that.

All he wants, he says, is to focus on “whatever is in front of me” Rishabh Pant in action, India A vs South Africa A, 1st unofficial Test, 1st day, CoE 1, October 30, 2025 Having spent the past seven months in rehab, the fast bowler is all set to play in the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir Akash Deep struck twice early on the final day, England vs India, 2nd Test, 5th day, Birmingham, July 6, 2025 IND vs WI, 2nd ODI – India to assess ‘who can be of utility’ between Jadeja and Axar for 2027 World Cup Spin coach Sairaj Bahutule said they’ll take a call after India’s upcoming series and also based on conditions at the World Cup venues Ravindra Jadeja looks on in the field, India vs West Indies, 1st ODI, Thiruvananthuram, September 27, 2026 The 41-year-old will kick off his 25th first-class season by leading Jammu & Kashmir in the Irani Cup against Rest of India in Srinagar Paras Dogra brings up his hundred, Delhi vs Jammu and Kashmir, 2nd day, Delhi, Ranji Trophy, November 9, 2025 Auqib Nabi received his ODI c from KL Rahul, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 Auqib Nabi made his international debut as India won the toss and elected to bowl in Guwahati in the second ODI against West Indies . It was a change intended to give India more of a bowler than a batting allrounder in Nitish Kumar Reddy, who was able to bowl only five overs in the first ODI. Nabi looked set to take the new ball with Prasidh Krishna as India tend to look for swing early doors.

While that was the only change India made, West Indies rung in four, one of them forced as the centurion in the last match, Justin Greaves, was ruled out of the series with the calf injury he batted with in Thiruvananthuram. Sherfane Rutherford , who missed the last match for personal reasons, was back in the middle order. At the top, Keacy Carty moved one slot up to open with John Campbell.

Allrounder Keemo Paul replaced Jewel Andrew in the lower-middle order. However, it was in the attack that West Indies made significant changes. Shamar Joseph replaced the medium pace of Matthew Forde, and left-arm wristspinner Vitel Lawes edged out fingerspinner Gudakesh Motie.

India : 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill (ct), 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Naman Dhir, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Auqib Nabi, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Gurnoor Brar, 11 Prasidh Krishna West Indies : 1 John Campbell, 2 Keacy Carty, 3 Shai Hope (ct & wk), 4 Amir Jangoo, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Roston Chase, 7 Keemo Paul, 8 Shamar Joseph, 9 Vitel Lawes, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Jayden Seales Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph and Vitel Lawes have come in for Justin Greaves, Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie for West Indies Auqib Nabi received his ODI c from KL Rahul, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 Ind vs WI 2nd ODI – Auqib Nabi handed debut as India field – West Indies make four changes | Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph and Vitel Lawes have come in for Justin Greaves, Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie for West Indies Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph and Vitel Lawes have come in for Justin Greaves, Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie for West Indies Sidharth Monga is a senior writer at