WI v IND 2019: India's predicted playing XI for the first T20I against West Indies

#2 Middle-order (Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Krunal Pandya)

Rishabh Pant

Shreyas Iyer will be delighted to be back in the Indian team for this forthcoming tour. Iyer is the ideal middle-order batsman that India has been looking for and he has the ability to rotate the strike, whilst smashing big shots against the spinners as well. Add to that that he is electric on the field and you've got quite a player in your ranks.

The selectors have given Rishabh Pant their full backing by including him in all the three squads for the West Indies tour. Pant is a big-hitter of the ball and can help India make full use of the last 10 overs. He has the power as well as the finesse to accelerate the innings and can also play the cheeky ramp shots to good effect.

Krunal Pandya is the ideal 3-dimensional T20 player India has been looking for. Pandya is explosive with the bat and can provide you with 3-4 tight overs whilst having the knack of picking up big wickets. Like his younger brother Hardik, Krunal is also a gem of a fielder.