It came as a surprise to everyone when all-rounder and T20I captain Hardik Pandya walked out from the Indian side for the toss in the second ODI against West Indies. Pandya is leading the side in the match while regular captain Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli have been rested for the game at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday.

India made two changes in the winning playing 11 as Sanju Samson and all-rounder Axar Patel replaced the senior duo as West Indies skipper Shai Hope won the toss and opted to bowl first.

At the toss, Pandya revealed the reason behind resting the veteran batters and said the team is finding answers to some questions.

"We were looking to bat first. We want to see how much we can score on this pitch which is a bit up and down. Few questions need to be answered for us, so Virat and Rohit are resting. They can be fresh for the third ODI," he said at the toss.

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"The way we bowled was impressive. The way we caught was great, it changed momentum. I think when you get someone out for 115, it's a good effort from the bowlers. Our catching was impressive, but we can improve in certain areas. Instead of losing five wickets, we could have lost only two wickets and finished the last game. Sanju Samson and Axar Patel come in for Rohit and Virat," the stand-in captain added.

West Indies also made two changes in the playing 11 and called in Alzarri Joseph and Keacy Carty.

"We are going to bowl first, we saw what happened in the last game. The conditions will assist the bowlers. We got two games to play, so we got to win this one to stay alive. It has been a bit unpredictable. Both teams have to play on the same surface. We got to bowl first and put them under pressure. Powell, Drakes out, Alzarri Joseph and Keacy Carty are in," Windies skipper Hope said at the toss.

Teams:

West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales.

India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.

India are leading the three-match series 1-0 and will aim to seal the series tonight.


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