Thiruvananthapuram: Pressing issues like giving more game time to young names and the continued assessment of the preparedness of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will feature high on India's list during the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, beginning here on Sunday, with the shadow of ICC World Cup 2027 looming larger.
India are scheduled to play between 14 to 20 ODIs (if a planned series vs SA before WC happens as per plan) ahead of the global showpiece, and they would want to make each one of them count to travel to South Africa with a settled 15.