India will look to get their mojo back and pick up their first win of the tournament when they take on a high-on-confidence West Indies in their tri-series match Friday.
The series has now shifted to the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and without M.S. Dhoni to lead the Indian side, the onus will again be on novice captain Virat Kohli to take up the reigns and lead his team to victory.
India were absolutely battered by Sri Lanka in the previous match, with the ICC Champions Trophy winners failing in all three departments of the game.
Kohli will demand improvement from his side, with India desperate for a win to keep them afloat. Both the West Indies, who will progress to the final with a win, and Sri Lanka have won one game with a bonus point, and India will need to find one from somewhere as well to ensure their place in the finals.
The Indians will not be completely out of the tri-series if they lose to the West Indies, but will see their fate out of their hands, something they will be desperate to avoid.
"We have to analyse what we did wrong," Kohli said after the loss to Sri Lanka. "We have two more games to go. This is going to hurt the guys a little bit.
"It was a tough day at the office. We were not up to the mark with the ball. The Sri Lankans batted really well, and we did not. To chase down 349, you need a quick start, we were not able to do that, that did not give us momentum."
West Indies, apart from making an unbeaten start to the tournament, will also be boosted by the news that skipper Dwayne Bravo is fit and raring to go at his home ground, having missed the match against India due to injury.
"I've had four days of treatment, I'm feeling in a much better position than I was Sunday gone... I'm looking forward to leading the team, first time at home," he said. "It's going to be a great atmosphere.
"We've been good in different patches...It's important that come tomorrow (Friday) that we give a good showing, batters bat deep, get runs, bowlers do the right things. We are in a good position to make it to the finals but we are not going to sit back and relax. The more we win it is the better we become as a team and that's our aim."
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Expected lineups: West Indies: Gayle, Charles, Darren Bravo, Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Pollard, Ramdin, Sammy, Narine, Roach, Best.
India: Rohit, Dhawan, Vijay, Kohli, Karthik, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Kumar, Ishant, Yadav.
