WI vs IND 3rd ODI preview: India faced with dilemma of testing bench strength while whitewash is in sight

A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a worldrecord winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies on WednesdayIndia created a world record on Sunday by sealing their 12th consecutive series win in the ODI format against the West Indies the most against a teamIn this backdrop head coach Rahul Dravid might be tempted to try out some of his reserve players but he will have to maintain a fine balance between keeping the momentum and testing his bench strengthIn the batting department it is unlikely that Ruturaj Gaikwad would be preferred over Shubman Gill who after two innings of 64 and 43 would not like to sit outGaikwad had got a full South Africa series where he looked distinctly uncomfortable against quality pace While his IPL credentials have kept him in the mix chances of Indian cricket establishment investing in him on short term basis look dimShreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson have also hit the straps with fifties in last game and Suryakumar Yadav is not expected to cool his heels at the expense of Ishan Kishan despite his twin failures in the first two gamesKishan is seen as a timer of the ball who can use the Powerplay overs well by hitting over the infield He isnt a power hitter who can force the pace after 35th over and hence Samson is a better option despite him being a left handerRavindra Jadeja as the designated vice captain was the first choice allrounder in this series before he was ruled out of the first two games due to a knee niggleIt is still not certain whether Jadeja will be available for the final game as Axar Patel after his matchwinning knock of 64 in the second game could feel hard done byHowever if Dhawan wants two play two leftarm spinners then Yuzvendra Chahal could be asked to rest but that will be at the cost of sacrificing variety in bowling attackAlso Read Watch Rohit Sharma Dinesh Karthik Rishabh Pant and others arrive for India vs WI T20IsArshdeep Singh had a groin issue during the England ODIs but since he is a left arm seam bowler he could be tried out in place of Avesh Khan who was a tad expensive in the second ODI He leaked 54 runs in his six wicketless oversAvesh and Prasidh Krishna have a similar type of hit the deck bowling style getting deliveries to rear up from back of length or good length It only warrants that one among the two should start in the elevenAs far as West Indies is concerned they have capable players but as a unit they have failed to fire They depend too much on individual brilliance of Shai Hope Nicholas Pooran Rovman Powell or Romario ShepherdMore importantly the team hasnt shown resilience to win important moments that can impact the outcome of the match West Indies could do well to use the experience of Jason Holder in the final game of the seriesThe hosts would aim to put an end to their losing streak in ODIs which has now stretched to eight matches including a 03 loss to Bangladesh in the preceding rubberTeams fromWest Indies Nicholas Pooran captain Shai Hope vicecaptain Shamarh Brooks Keacy Carty Jason Holder Akeal Hosein Alzarri Joseph Brandon King Kyle Mayers Keemo Paul Rovman Powell and Jayden Seales Hayden WalshIndia Shikhar Dhawan captain Ruturaj Gaikwad Shubman Gill Deepak Hooda Suryakumar Yadav Shreyas Iyer Ishan Kishan wk Sanju Samson wk Shardul Thakur Yuzvendra Chahal Axar Patel Avesh Khan Prasidh Krishna Mohd Siraj Arshdeep SinghThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever