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New Delhi: India will have to regroup quickly and plug the loopholes when they take on a determined West Indies in the second cricket one-dayer in New Delhi on Saturday.
Starting the series as overwhelming favourites, India's inept batting in the first match led to a crushing 124-run defeat against a side, which was threatening to pull-out of the series due to a payment dispute with their parent body and cricketer's union.
The Caribbean players did a commendable job, leaving behind distractions and disappointment of not having at least their top two players -- Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine -- in the side.
India though will hope to draw level at Feroz Shah Kotla, where pitches have improved off late and a keen contest is on the cards.
However with India's World Cup preparations starting with this series, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be looking to set his combination in order before the team travels Down Under in six weeks time.
The batting slots are more or less fixed even though the side was shot out for a paltry 197 on a belter of a track at Kochi.
The biggest concern is Virat Kohli's prolonged lean patch since the tour of England. India's fortunes in this series and their title defence in the upcoming 50-over showpiece event depends a lot on Kohli's form.
The opening slot is also a matter of concern as Shikhar Dhawan, who was top-scorer in the first match, didn't look convincing with his shot selection. With Murali Vijay in the dressing room and Unmukt Chand waiting in the wings, the team management would expect Dhawan to pull up his socks.
Bowling is also a big worry for India as the hosts conceded 321 runs -- another 300 plus score on home soil in the past one year.
The spinners leaked 142 runs in 22 overs in Kochi and that cost India dearly. The hosts would expect their spinners to do better in home conditions.
West Indies on the other hand are heavily dependant on senior players like captain Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels and Kieron Pollard.
With acrimonious relation with their WIPA chief Wavell Hinds reaching an all time low, the Caribbeans will be hoping that they can keep their on-field focus intact despite the off-field distractions.
The way Samuels and Denesh Ramdin batted, the Windies have actually shown that other issues do take a back seat when they take field.
While the Caribbean side is looking to keep the momentum going, India cannot afford to lose another match, as trailing 0-2 in a five match series would put the hosts under tremendous pressure.
Teams from:
India: MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Murali Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav.
West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (Caot.), Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russel, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor.
Match facts
Saturday October 11, 2014 (day/night)
Start time 1430 local (0900 GMT)
