India-West Indies first ODI abandoned due to rain

B Kumar to C Gayle, Gayle gets the bat on ball for the first time today. Bhuvneshwar comes around the wicket and delivers a full ball on off, Gayle defends it towards point.

B Kumar to C Gayle, On the fourth stump line, Gayle is cautious in his approach to start off and once again looks to play it inside the line.

B Kumar to C Gayle, This time Bhuvneshwar hits the deck hard outside off, Gayle though has nothing to do with it.

B Kumar to C Gayle, Way outside off, Gayle leaves it alone. The ball though bounces and then carries to Pant behind. He spills it but no run cost.

B Kumar to C Gayle, Starts with a fuller ball just around off, Gayle looks to defend it inside the line and lets the ball go to the keeper as he knew that it was swinging away from him.

After a long delay, we are all set to begin! The Indian players walk out to the middle. They are in a huddle before they take on their respective positions in the field. The returning, Chris Gayle walks out to the middle. Evin Lewis is the man partnering the Universe Boss. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start the proceedings with the first new ball for India.

West Indies Playing XI - Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope (WK), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Jason Holder (C), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Kemar Roach.

India Playing XI - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Khaleel Ahmed.

West Indies skipper, Jason Holder admits that he would have looked to bowl first as well but he is now looking forward as batting first gives their batters a good chance to put some runs on the board . Holder admits the side have spoken about where they want to head as a team and says the batters need to give themselves more time in the middle and build partnerships out in the middle. Holder informs Keemo Paul, Oshane Thomas and John Campbell are sitting out of this game.

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says the surface looks damp and it is a reduced game and hence they are looking to bowl first as batting second will give them an advantage. On his playing XI, Kohli informs Saini, Chahal, Rahul and Manish Pandey are the ones missing out of this game. Tells there are new guys in the batting line up and he hopes that they can rise up to the occassion and deliver.

TOSS - After a long delay we are ready for the toss. West Indian skipper, Jason Holder has the coin in hand. Up it goes, Indian skipper, Virat Kohli calls Heads and it lands in his favour. INDIA OPT TO BOWL FIRST.

Done and dusted with the T20Is and we are all set for the 50-over format. This is the first game in ODIs for both the sides after their World Cup campaigns. India will be looking to put the demons of that semi-final loss against New Zealand behind and start afresh in the series. The hosts, on the other hand, will look to put their dismal World Cup campaign behind them and send a statement to the cricketing world by topping up a strong Indian lineup. Who will come out on top? Stay tuned to find out as the toss is not far away.