Latest updates: Bishoo bowls a tidy over, with singles to long on and cover, giving four runs away. Dhawan slowly moving to the three-figure mark. Preview: Amid the off-field controversies over the exit of head coach Anil Kumble, ICC Champions Trophy runners-up India start as favourites in the first of the five-match ODI series against a lacklusture West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Friday. On paper, the West Indies are currently no match for the Men in Blue, especially after Jason Holder’s men were held by callow Afghanistan to a 1-1 draw in the brief one-day international (ODI) rubber earlier this month. Compared to the visitors, who can boast of a collective total of 776 matches among the trio of Yuvraj Singh (301), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (291) and Virat Kohli (184), the West Indies have a cumulative ODI experience of 213 matches between 13 players, skipper Holder being the most-capped player among them with 58 matches to his name. For India, this series is also an ideal platform to test the team’s bench strength. With Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah from the Champions Trophy squad absent on the tour, Kohli will be tempted to play Ajinkya Rahane at the top besides giving Mohammed Shami a chance in place of Bumrah. Shami has not played any official ODI since the 2015 World Cup semi-final, after which he had multiple surgeries and only played a few Test matches. In the batting order, Kohli may induct the hard-hitting Rishabh Pant, the new addition to the squad, while Dinesh Karthik may get a few games if Yuvraj or Kedar Jadhav are rested. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav is likely to get his chance in place of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin or left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, both of whom were unimpressive during the Champions Trophy. On the other hand, the hosts will bank on their pace battery led by Holder and comprising Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel, Rovman Powell, and spinners Ashley Nurse and Roston Chase. The No 9 ranked side will also expect their top order batsmen containing the likes of Evin Lewis, Kieran Powell and Shai Hope to fire, if they are to pose any threat to the No.3-ranked visitors. Squads: India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Umesh Yadav. West Indies: Jason Holder (Captain), Jonathan Carter, Miguel Cummins, Alzarri Joseph, Jason Mohammed, Kieran Powell, Kesrick Williams, Devendra Bishoo, Roston Chase, Shai Hope (WK), Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Rovman Powell.
India vs West Indies 2017, Highlights and cricket result, 1st ODI in Port of Spain: Match called off due to rain
Catch the live score and updates of the 1st ODI between India and West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval at Port of Spain on Friday.
 "India vs West Indies 2017, Highlights and cricket result, 1st ODI in Port of Spain: Match called off due to rain")
Bad news. The match has been called off. The next match is on Sunday, 25th at the same ground, same time. #WIvIND
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 23, 2017
The 1st ODI is washed out.
No result - the 1st #WIvIND ODI is abandoned after rain hits the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/G8AsF107L7
— ICC (@ICC) June 23, 2017
The match has been abandoned due to rain #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/w81nrWSdhc
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2017
This is how the ground looks at this time. I think the game will soon be called off.#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/nwQeO3S2ld
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) June 23, 2017
Okay then…GAME ON!
The revised target (D/L) for West Indies is 194 in 26 overs #WIvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2017
Play to resume at 4:00pm local time for a 26 overs match. It's now 3:18pm. Target to be determined. #WIvIND
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
Here we go… The rain is back AGAIN.
Update: rain is back at the Oval on a wet day in #Trinidad. The ground staff back on the job #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/MgLZjUHtHF
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 23, 2017
Its 2:51 PM now. 4:21 PM is the latest we can restart to get in a 20 over match #WIvIND
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 23, 2017
No official word on state of match but play is allowed for 1 extra hour after the original end time which was 5:00pm local time. #WIvIND
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
Took approx 15mins to remove 1 cover. Doesn't look good at all. No official word as yet on state of match. #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/VUuRPc5v0h
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
The rain has stopped but the covers are still on #WIvIND
— Hemant (@hemantbuch) June 23, 2017
Umpires checking around the boundary rope & run-up now. Could see water splash "chut chut" as they stamp on the outfield #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/hNu7cCXKQy
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
We have news for you and they are good as the rain has stopped.
The ground staff are out, trying to get rid of the water from the covers and outfield #WIvIND
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 23, 2017
Sigh
Unfortunately, the rain still isn't relenting in Trinidad. India are still on 199/3 from 39.2 overs #WIvIND https://t.co/Ue5yQO5gEW
— ICC (@ICC) June 23, 2017
Doesn’t look good folks.
Pond to swim in or Bowler's run-up? At the Media Centre end of the Queen's Park Ova and it's the same on the Pavilion end too. #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/58o5End5w7
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
Surely India are not going to be pleased with this. Last August, Test match at same venue abandoned due to lingering wet outfield. #WIvIND
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
Weather Update from the Queen's Park Oval: RAIN!! #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/Jz47vtYkS2
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
Bad news, folks.
The rain just got very very heavy. Not looking good at all anymore. Flashes of lightning too. Damp squib looks likely #WIvIND
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) June 23, 2017
Doesn't look good. The rain is really pouring now. Not a clear patch of blue skies around. #WIvIND
— Naasira Mohammed (@NaasiraMohammed) June 23, 2017
It is an irritating, slow drizzle at the Queens Park Oval. Will start losing overs now.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 23, 2017
This rain's coming from the sea, it's falling harder and has a very ominous feel to it, Could be a longer hold-up #WIvIND #localknowledge
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) June 23, 2017
After 39 overs,India 196/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 31 , MS Dhoni (W) 8)
Cummins restart the innings after rain delay. No overs have been lost. Glances to fine leg for single. Kohli gets the short ball again and deals with nicely for a single. Dhoni puts the fulltoss through covers to pick up a boundary and takes a single of the final delivery.
Covers off at Queen's Park Oval. Hopefully no more rain.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 23, 2017
The covers are slowly being taken off! #WIvIND
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 23, 2017
Covers already beginning to come off. Only the centre one stays. Rain almost gone #WIvIND
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) June 23, 2017
Could be a long wait.
Play suspended due to rain #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/VVZ0zykKsQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2017
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