India, Oct. 5 -- Wary of not being able to field a settled eleven because of injuries and tight scheduling, India skipper Shubman Gill wanted to give regular opportunities to the players who will potentially make it to the ICC World Cup 2027 in the upcoming ODI matches.

India fielded largely second-string players against the West Indies in the just-concluded three-match series, which India won 2-1.

But in the absence of regulars like Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, who were away at the Asian Games, Indian bowling lacked the desired sting.

Additionally, pacer Prasidh Krishna joined the growing injury list during the second ODI at Guwahati.

"I honestly think there is not that much time to experiment. The combi...