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WI vs IND: Here are the player battles

By Gaurav Tripathi

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India, WI set to lock horns

India and West Indies are gearing up to lock horns in a three-match ODI series, starting on July 27 at Barbados's Kensington Oval. 

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Rohit Sharma vs Alzarri Joseph 

Rohit Sharma and Alzarri Joseph are bound to tackle each other. Overall, Joseph has scalped 22 powerplay wickets in ODIs at an economy of 4.85. However, Rohit's ODI average against WI reads 57.17. 

3

Virat Kohli vs Oshane Thomas

WI pacer Oshane Thomas has returned to the ODI set-up. He, however, has struggled against Virat Kohli, having conceded 82 runs off 59 balls in ODIs. Thomas has not dismissed him even once.

4

Shai Hope vs Jaydev Unadkat

Veteran pacer Jaydev Unadkat is set to play his first ODI in nearly 10 years. WI skipper Shai Hope has done pretty well against left-arm pace, having fallen prey to them just 12 times in 47 innings (Average: 50.25).

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Shimron Hetmyer vs Ravindra Jadeja

Shimron Hetmyer is back in the WI squad and he is expected to strengthen the side's middle-order. Though he has been dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja twice, his strike rate against the left-arm spinner reads 123.07.

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