West Indies v India: 4h ODI – Toss Report
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 have won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in the fourth One Day International (ODI) of the five match series at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore in India on Thursday, December 8, 2011.
The hosts are currently leading the series by 2-1 and will be looking to wrap things up by winning today’s match.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 will be eying another victory to make things interesting before the final ODI of the series in Chennai. They managed to win the third match after losing the initial two.
The pitch in Indore looked perfect for batting and that was why India’s stand in skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 opted to bat first. He preferred bowling first on the previous occasions after winning the toss, but changed his mind this time around.
Leg-spinner Rahul Sharma was included in the playing eleven today in place of speedster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625.
This suggests that the home side are expecting the wicket to slow down with the passage of time, as they have played an additional spinner today.
India’s playing eleven for today is: Sehwag, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-Sharma-c83352.
On the other hand, the tourists also made one change today, bringing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386.
The latter was in sublime form, scoring plenty of runs in the series so far. However, he hurt his hamstring during the third ODI and was unable to continue his innings.
Bravo’s absence did not really hurt the team back then, as they managed to win the match by 16 runs in the end.
However, his class will be missed today, as it will not be easy for the Windies to chase down a target in the absence of their best batsman.
On the brighter side, youngster Powell will have the opportunity to make an impression today and cement his spot permanently in the team.
The playing eleven for the Caribbean Kings today is: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869.
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