Mohammed Shami

Shami even threw light on another dark phase of his life, which came during recovery from his knee injury, post-2015 ODI World Cup

From poor team selection to the absence of regular openers, the odds were stacked against India in the ODI cricket series against New Zealand

India that lost the bilateral series to Australia in March has never lost two consecutive series in the last 15 years; WI hasn't won a series against India in the last 13 years

However, the Indian team is not faring badly at all in the match where they have posted a target of 388 for West Indies that is struggling at 73/2 in 13.1 overs

West Indies captain Pollard accepted his mistake and proposed the penalty after the match ended, so that the case does not go for hearing

Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran have shown their ability in T20; if the WI must challenge India, they will have to do the same in ODIs

India announced their team on 21 November while, in the night of 28 November, the West Indies announced their team

Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant have, despite poor performances, been retained in the Indian squad for while Shardul Thakur could not make it

A noteworthy inclusion is of Sanju Samson from Kerala who is returning to the team after four years; Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the T20 matches while Virat Kohli remains the Test team captain

Vihari (57) and Rahane (90) raised an unbeaten 100-run partnership for the fifth wicket after India lost skipper Virat Kohli, taking India to 287 for four at lunch on the fourth day for an overall lead 362