India and West Indies haven’t met in an international game in England since June 25′ 1983 – the World Cup final. The near 26-year wait will end on Friday evening when the two teams lock horns in the Group E Super 8 clash at Lord’s.
The kind of innings Chris Gayle played against Australia can beat any team in the world on its own. The team officials are confident Gayle will be back for this match after he missed the inconsequential league game against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. India’s counterpart of Gayle, the man capable of playing a similar innings at the top, Virender Sehwag is injured. Now starts the real test of how well Rohit Sharma can fill the opener’s slot.
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik, Z Khan, P Kumar, PP Ojha, IK Pathan, YK Pathan, SK Raina, I Sharma, RG Sharma, RP Singh, Yuvraj Singh
West Indies: CH Gayle, D Ramdin, LS Baker, SJ Benn, DE Bernard, DJ Bravo, S Chanderpaul, FH Edwards, ADS Fletcher, XM Marshall, KA Pollard, DJG Sammy, RR Sarwan, LMP Simmons, JE Taylor
