Braithwaite invites India to bat in one-off T20

New Delhi: West Indies skipper Carlos Braithwaite won the toss and elected to field first in the one-off T20 match against India in Jamiaca on Sunday.

India have called in young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant to replace Ajinkya Rahane in the starting lineup, while Hardik Pandya makes way for Ravichandra Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes in for Umesh Yadav.

West Indies have included Chris Gayle for the first time since their loss to England in ICC World T20 in February 2016. He will be joined by the like of Pollard, Narine, Samuels and skipper Carlos Braithwaite

India XI : Dhawan, Kohli, Pant, Karthik, Dhoni, Jadhav, Jadeja, Ashwin, Kuldeep, Shami, Bhuvneshwar

WI XI: Gayle, Lewis, Walton, Samuels, Pollard, Rovman, Brathwaite, Narine, Badree, Jerome,  Kesrick