West Indies and India played out an entertaining opener that went right down to the wire.
India won but we expect the entire series to be hard fought and tight as well as extremely watchable.
West Indies vs India | Second ODI | Sunday 24 July | Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad | 15:30
West Indies
The West Indies have to be frustrated at getting themselves in position to win and then failing to get over the line.
All in all there are plenty of areas for them to tighten up as they chase better results in the rest of the bilateral series.
The West Indies have the makings of a brutal top order if they can get everything to line up.
The team are also a very good bowling side and must be taken seriously by any side that come up against them.
India
India have a large reserve of senior players exemplified by the number of players asked to perform stand-in skipper duties in recent months.
The latest leader, Shikhar Dhawan, immediately stepped up with a big innings in the series opener.
Dhawan has plenty of backup in India’s stacked top order which incredibly has a number of stars absent.
That strength extends to their bowling unit as well with a number of players available to fill every position.
Verdict: India
India start as favourites in most matches they play.
