Fresh from its Asian Games 2026 triumph, Team India is set to face West Indies in the first T20I of the five-match series on Wednesday in Lucknow. On Saturday, Shreyas Iyer and Co successfully defended India’s Asian Games men’s cricket gold medal by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs in the summit clash. The year 2026 has been a busy one for India’s T20I side, with the team being in constant action since June.
Ahead of the first T20I against the Windies, India bowling coach Morne Morkel hinted that head coach Gautam Gambhir is likely to experiment with a few new combinations in order to give some players a well-deserved rest.
Fresh from its Asian Games 2026 triumph, Team India is set to face West Indies in the first T20I of the five-match series on Wednesday in Lucknow.
India recently clinched the three-match ODI series against West Indies 2-1, despite losing the third and final match in Chandigarh.
I mean, as I said, that is up to the selectors and the coach and the captain in terms of the playing XI, or which playing XI will be the best to win a game for India in our next World Cup. The bowling coach stressed that decisions on the playing XI will be taken by the selectors, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain, based on what they believe is the best combination for India’s World Cup campaign. “I’m pretty sure, you know, Gautam will look to rotate.
And that has always been the main focus,” Morkel told reporters in the pre-match press conference on Monday.
