IND VS WI - 1st ODI, Windies tour of India, 2018

Kohli surprised many by not including Kuldeep today. Shami leaking runs is a bit of concern but the captain said he wouldn't want to be too harsh on the bowlers on a pitch such as this. These two teams will meet again on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam. Will be interesting to see the pitch and the team combination of both sides. Join us from 12:30 local time - one hour before the game - as we bring you all the latest developments. See you on October 24 then!

With a few big names missing in the ODI squad, many pondered if Windies can score a sizeable total, considering India's stronghold in the middle overs with the ball. However, Hetmyer brought that freshness and made a big statement counter-attacking despite wickets falling at one end. The batting was sorted to an extent, but the bowling was disappointing. India made a mockery of a 300+ chase on what was a belter of a wicket for batsmen.

Virat Kohli (2/2): "I have few years left in my career to enjoy this sport. Playing for the country is a matter of pride and a huge honour. You can't afford to take any game lightly. You got to be honest to the sport and that is when the sport gives you back. I try to do that. That's my basic thinking, because you are playing for India and not everyone gets to do that. It's difficult to contain when a side like Windies bats like that. I don't want to be too harsh on the bowlers, but yes, we could have applied a bit better and bowled better in the last few overs. That is something to learn for us."

Virat Kohli (1/2) - Indian captain and Man of the Match: "Feels pretty good. Very convincing win for us. Windies put up a really good total. 320 targets are very tricky, but we knew we could do it with a big partnership. It's never too difficult when you have Rohit at the other end. Among the top three, I mostly take the anchor role because both Rohit and Shikhar are good stroke-makers. It was one of those days where I felt good and I told Rohit I will continue to bat this way positively and maybe you can play the anchor role. When Rayudu came he took that role and Rohit took over from me. I think that's what ODI batting is all about. It's about communication and batting in partnerships. It's our 5th or 6th double-century partnership, it's a pleasure to bat with him. When we are batting like that, it's good fun out there and we know the team will benefit from it as well."

Jason Holder - Windies captain: "Pleased with the guys for the batting effort. Hetmyer batted exceptionally well. Kieran Powell got us off to a good start and then pretty much everybody chipped in from the lower half. We started decently with the new ball and it becomes difficult to bowl under lights. Our spinners couldn't be as effective as they wanted to be. We want to go back and reassess our plans. Probably we should have got 25-30 runs more, but we got a par score. Credit to Kohli and Rohit for taking the game away from us despite the early wicket. Really pleased for Hetmyer, especially after the Test series. He showed great character to comeback strongly. We could have got a bit more had he carried on for 5-6 more overs, but this is a young team and we will learn. Hopefully we can play a lot better in the second game."

Highest individual scores for Ind vs WI:
219 V Sehwag, Indore, 2011
152* Rohit Sharma, Guwahati, 2018
141* S Tendulkar, Kuala Lumpur, 2006
140 V Kohli, Guwahati, 2018

Yuzvendra Chahal: On this wicket, we needed to vary our pace, we have to guess what the batsman is doing and bowl according to that. They (West Indies batsmen) were looking to hit sixes, so I didn't want to bowl the fuller ball. They are strong guys, need to bowl slower in the air, it's different when the ball spins. I played with Jaddu bhai in the Asia Cup, I told him that he could bowl slower on this wicket, we always talk with each other, even with Kuldeep, we make a good trio. We enjoy watching them (Rohit and Kohli) bat, they are two legends of the game, (smiles) at times we feel they are playing PS4.

Many eyes were on the young Oshane Thomas when India came out to bat. He took the new ball and bowled a really pacy first over (147kph, 147, 140, 149, 147, 147). When he knocked over Dhawan in his debut over, there was a bit of tension in the blue camp with him getting a lot of bounce and with this being a stiff chase. But, Virat Kohli counter-attacked him in style with a couple of boundaries in one over and showed he was in a great space today. The timing was so good, the shot selection was brilliant and the way he, alongside Rohit, tormented the bowlers was incredible to watch. 246-run record-breaking second wicket stand it turned out to be. 36th ODI hundred for Kohli and 20th hundred for Rohit came just like that.

Turns out to be a cake walk for India. A loss such as this can really be hard on you. Windies got to be mentally really strong to leave this behind and come back better in Vizag. But how did India make 323 look like 223? Lovely pitch to bat on, true bounce, a bit like the Wankhede and what do batsmen do in run chases there? Swing through the line without a seed of doubt about the two-paced nature of a cricket pitch and collect runs at will. That is exactly what happened today.

Most runs conceded on debut for WI:
83 O Thomas
69 K Williams v Ind, North Sound, 2017
68 M Dillon v SA, Lahore, 1997
62 A Joseph v Pak, Sharjah, 2016

Most 150+ scores in ODIs:
6 Rohit Sharma
5 S Tendulkar/ D Warner
4 S Jayasuriya/ C Gayle/ H Amla

C Hemraj to Rohit, SIX, all the way and India have chased down 323 with as many as 47 balls to spare. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Rohit lofts the drive flat and hard over the infield and clears the the boundary. Ends the game with 152 against his name

Thomas to Rohit, 1 run, backs away and tries to finish the game with a slash, but chops it to point

Thomas to Rohit, FOUR, oh dear! It's really sad to see Thomas bowl a number of full tosses this over, especialluy having impressed with the new ball with pace, swing and bounce. Mid-off is inside the ring, so Rohit just lifted that easily over the infield for four

Thomas to Rohit, FOUR, paddled away to short fine leg. Thomas goes for the yorker and bowls a low full toss, Rohit gave direction to the ball after moving across the stumps and it goes to the right of the man at 45

Thomas to Rohit, FOUR, low full toss, Rohit swings across the line, mistimes it as the bat turned in his hands, clears mid-wicket and there is no protection in the deep

Thomas to Rohit, no run, that's a very good yorker, right at the base of middle stump, Rohit jams it out and smiles at the bowler

Thomas to Rayudu, 1 run, very full and outside off stump, Rayudu drives it to sweeper cover

C Hemraj to Rayudu, 1 run, punched to deep cover

C Hemraj to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit goes really hard on the drive as he hits this to long-off