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Port of Spain: Their campaign in tatters after two consecutive defeats, India need to regroup quickly as they go into a must-win match against hosts West Indies in the Tri-series on Friday.
The Champions Trophy winners have suddenly looked vulnerable as the young Indian players found it tough to come to terms with the challenging conditions.
As if the two-paced Caribbean wickets were not enough to trouble the Indians, injury to charismatic skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has only made the job tough for them.
Friday's contest comes as a huge challenge and test for the leadership quality of Virat Kohli, who is being considered as a future captain of the country.
Kohli's tactics during the big-defeat against Sri Lanka did not work and it will be interesting to see how he leads the young pack in the pressure match, where a defeat will virtually ensure their elimination.
West Indies are best placed so far with nine points, courtesy two wins from as many matches while Sri Lanka are second with five points. Both the teams have managed to win a bonus point.
A victory on Friday will keep India alive in the competition. Their defeat would send the hosts into the final and from there, India's chances to qualify for the final will depend on a lot of ifs and buts.
The bowlers struggled to find length against Sri Lanka and repeat of the same will be suicidal against the big-hitting Caribbean players.
Chris Gayle is always a big threat and his opening partner Johnson Charles has also given a good account of himself. Kieron Pollard in the middle and Darren Sammy in the lower order are also capable of taking the game away from the opposition on their day.
India may leave out Shami Ahmed and bring back Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. It is also unlikely that Ambati Rayudu will get his debut match in the crucial game.
For West Indies, captain Dwayne Bravo is likely to come back to side, having missed the India match due to a groin strain.
Teams from:
West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (Capt.), Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach, Tino Best and Devon Smith.
India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Shami Ahmed and Vinay Kumar.
Match facts
Friday July 5, 2013
Start time 09:30 local (13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST & SLST)
