<p class="title">India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in the first of the three Twenty20 internationals in Kolkata on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The hosts, who come into the shortest format after winning the Test series 2-0 and the one-day internationals 3-1, have fielded two debutants in fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed and allrounder Krunal Pandya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have played a lot of cricket here (at Kolkata's Eden Gardens), batting second becomes easier," Sharma, standing in as skipper for the resting Virat Kohli, said at the toss.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The dew might turn out to be a factor as well. It's going to play a massive role."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tourists also handed T20 caps to paceman Oshane Thomas, allrounder Khary Pierre and Fabian Allen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Skipper Carlos Brathwaite said West Indies, who are the current World T20 champions, are looking to be "expressive" on the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have a few debutants and some senior players as well. We just need to enjoy ourselves, express ourselves and take on the challenge as a family," said Brathwaite.<br /> </p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>India:</strong> Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>West Indies:</strong> Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Rovman Powell, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kieron Pollard, Keemo Paul, Fabian Allen, Khary Pierre, Oshane Thomas</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Umpires: </strong>Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND), CK Nandan</p>
<p class="title">India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in the first of the three Twenty20 internationals in Kolkata on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The hosts, who come into the shortest format after winning the Test series 2-0 and the one-day internationals 3-1, have fielded two debutants in fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed and allrounder Krunal Pandya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have played a lot of cricket here (at Kolkata's Eden Gardens), batting second becomes easier," Sharma, standing in as skipper for the resting Virat Kohli, said at the toss.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The dew might turn out to be a factor as well. It's going to play a massive role."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tourists also handed T20 caps to paceman Oshane Thomas, allrounder Khary Pierre and Fabian Allen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Skipper Carlos Brathwaite said West Indies, who are the current World T20 champions, are looking to be "expressive" on the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have a few debutants and some senior players as well. We just need to enjoy ourselves, express ourselves and take on the challenge as a family," said Brathwaite.<br /> </p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>India:</strong> Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>West Indies:</strong> Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Rovman Powell, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kieron Pollard, Keemo Paul, Fabian Allen, Khary Pierre, Oshane Thomas</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Umpires: </strong>Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND), CK Nandan</p>