WI vs IND 2019: SWOT analysis of the Indian squad for ODI series against West Indies

#4 Threats:

Sheldon Cottrell

Since the World Cup 2015, India has dominated against West Indies with a win-loss ratio of exactly 4 in 12 One Day International matches. Also, India won 3-1 in a bilateral series when they last played against two-time World Champions away from home.

There are not many threats for the Indian team against West Indies even in the latter's backyard. However, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer stunned Kohli's men with their performances in the last bilateral series between the two. Hope, Hetmyer and Pooran are good players of spin and can tackle India's spin attack well, considering the fact that Chahal and Kuldeep have not been at their best recently.

Whilst this series is a good opportunity for the middle order batsmen like Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant, India's top order must play cautiously against Sheldon Cottrell. The left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell was excellent with the new ball in World Cup 2019 and can also trouble India's top order.