WI v IND 2019: India's predicted playing XI for the first ODI against West Indies

#4 Bowlers ( Chahal, Bhuvneshwar, Shami, and Khaleel Ahmed)

Mohammad Shami

After a mixed World Cup 2019, Yuzvendra Chahal will look to start fresh from the West Indies tour. Since Jadeja’s rise has coincided with Kuldeep’s poor form, Chahal might be the only wrist-spinner in the playing XI. Nevertheless, Chahal will look to bowl well irrespective of his bowling partner in the middle.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar had an average World Cup 2019 as he took ten wickets from six games. With Mohammed Shami bowling exceptionally well in the World Cup, Bhuvi's performances came under the scanner. Even his inclusion in the semi-final over Shami raised several eyebrows. Hence, Bhuvi will look to answer his critics by performing well in the West Indies tour.

Mohammed Shami played only four games in the World Cup. He took a staggering tally of 14 wickets in his four games, and his performances raised several questions over his exclusion in the initial games. However, he was strangely excluded once again in the semi-final in favor of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. With Bumrah not in the limited-overs squad, Shami will look to make full use of this opportunity.

Khaleel Ahmed made his ODI debut during the Asia Cup last year. In his short career of eight ODIs, he has managed to claim 11 wickets. Besides, he had an excellent IPL 2019. However, the selectors overlooked him for the World Cup. With the World Cup over now, the selectors have decided to groom Khaleel for future events. Khaleel’s left-arm bowling will add another flavor to the Indian bowling attack.