Virat Kohli jets off to Hyderabad with KL Rahul, Shivam Dube for 1st T20I vs West Indies. India will play a series of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs vs West Indies from December 6. The limited-overs series will be Kieron Pollard's first as captain against India. The three-match series starts with the first game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal on Friday (December 6). The 31-year-old looked in a relaxed mood as he posted a selfie which he took inside the flight.
"Hyderabad bound," Kohli wrote also tagging KL Rahul and Shivam Dube They have lost just two of the 10 international matches they have played so far this year on home soil. Both losses came in the shortest format with South Africa and Bangladesh winning a T20I each in Bengaluru and Delhi, respectively. India though would be looking to put the rare blemishes in T20Is behind them when they take on the West Indies, who had lost the Tests, T20Is and ODIs when India toured the Caribbean in August-September this year. The West Indies, on the other hand, will be looking to exact revenge on this limited-overs leg in India under skipper Kieron Pollard.
The limited-overs series will be Pollard's first as captain against India and the second overall after the Afghanistan series in Lucknow. "There are a lot of young guys in the dressing room and they need the experienced guys to guide them along. You know, that's basically my job. In terms of trying to guide them and set them in the right direction" said Virat Kohli.
