Tarouba (Trinidad), Aug 3 West Indies skipper Rovman Powel won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the first T20I of the five-match series at Brian Lara Stadium, here on Thursday.
For India, batter Tilak Verma and right-arm seamer Mukesh are making their T20I debut.
After winning the toss, Windies captain Powel said: "Looks like a dry surface. India are playing a lot of spinners, let's see how we cope against them. The guys are confident. It's not a complete change in strategy. We are still boundary hitters, we are trying to run hard. We have gone with our strengths."
On the other hand, India skipper Hardik Pandya said: "The plan for this tour was to play a team while looking ahead to next year's T20 World Cup. Some players might get a chance to play here."
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Playing XIs:
India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy
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