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West Indies v India on Aug 27

South Florida in the USA will get another taste of cricket with heavyweights West Indies and India in town to take part in a two-match Twenty20 series. Fresh from their 2-0 drubbing at the hands of the opposition in Test matches, West Indies will look to give a better account of themselves in a format they are the most comfortable in. The reigning T20 champions who are currently ranked number three in the world rankings come into this clash welcoming some of their stars who were missing from the Test series. With Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine expected to feature, West Indies will arguably be confident of beating any team in the world. Their opponents, India, who are currently ranked number two in the world, are arguably the most popular team on the planet. The Men in Blue who had a very successful time in the Test series, will welcome back regular skipper MS Dhoni in the fold, and he will be looking to get his season underway on a positive note.

·         Best economical pick – At the top of the batting, Chris Gayle will continue to be the danger man for West Indies in the 20-over format. The explosive southpaw keeps the ability to change the course of game in a matter of few overs, and India will be wary of his threat.

·         Top captains & vice captains – Despite facing a team as strong as the West Indies, India come into this clash as the favorites and in Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and MS Dhoni, have players capable of winning games in a matter of minutes.

·         Smart pick – As far as the West Indies team is concerned, the focus will be on Carlos Brathwaite, who was elevated to captaincy in place of Darren Sammy. Brathwaite, on the other hand, etched his name into West Indies cricket folklore by smashing four sixes in the final over against England to win this year's World T20 final for his team in Mumbai.

·         Cautions Pick – The Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan is a very inconsistent player in this format. He has played 22 T20Is and scored just 416 runs with an ordinary average of 20.80 and a poor strike rate of just over 113. Don’t take risk by picking him in your fantasy team.

My XI – Virat Kohli (Captain), R Ashwin (Vice-Captain), Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Jasprit Bumrah, Lokesh Rahul, Samuel Badree, MS Dhoni, Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Stuart Binny