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India after beating West Indies by a 1-0 margin in the Test series will look forward to the upcoming three-match ODI series as a practice to play the upcoming ODI WC 2023 tournament which is set to be hosted in India. India will be playing the ODI game after a period of four months, thus it will be very interesting to see how their stalwarts would be performing after a long time in this format.
West Indies haven't even qualified for the upcoming WC event but still, they have pride in stake to play this bilateral series at their home. India will be playing this ODI series without their two key players Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul respectively who have been the backbone of middle-order batting for this team in the last two years.
Numbers and Stats ahead of WI vs IND 1st ODI match:
3 - Ravindra Jadeja needs three more wickets to become the highest wicket-taker for India against West Indies in ODIs.
Most wickets for India vs West Indies in ODIs:
Kapil Dev - 43
Anil Kumble - 41
Ravindra Jadeja - 41
13 - Rohit Sharma as Captain of India won 13 out of 15 games against West Indies in International cricket.
Rohit Sharma as Captain against West Indies in International cricket:
Won by 3-0 (3) margin in T20I series (2018) - Home
Won by 3-0 (3) margin in ODI series (2022) - Home
Won by 3-0 (3) margin in T20I series (2022) - Home
Won by 3-1 (4) margin in T20I series (2022) - Away
Won by 1-0 (2) margin in Test series (2023) - Away
25 - Rovman Powell needs 25 more runs to complete the milestone of reaching 1000 runs in ODIs.
65.55 - Shubman Gill averages 65.55 with the bat in his ODI career.
Highest batting average among those who scored a minimum of 1000 runs in an ODI career:
Ryan ten Doeschate - 67
Shubman Gill - 65.55
Rassie van der Dussen - 60.58
2006 - Last time West Indies won a bilateral ODI series against India on West Indies soil was way back in the year 2006.
West Indies vs India last five bilateral ODI series on West Indies soil:
2022: India won by a 3-0 margin (3)
2019: India won by a 2-0 margin (3)
2017: India won by a 3-1 margin (5)
2011: India won by a 3-2 margin (5)
2009: India won by a 2-1 margin (4)
Notably, India have won their last nine out of ten ODI matches against West Indies that they played recently.
2261 - Virat Kohli is the only batsman in ODI history to have smashed more than 2000 runs against the West Indies.
Virat Kohli vs West Indies in ODIs:
Inns - 41
Runs - 2261
Avg - 66.5
S.R - 96.95
50s: 11; 100s: 9
