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What are Indian players wearing on their backs during the ODI series vs West Indies?

During the recent bilateral series between India and the West Indies, observant fans noticed several Indian cricketers wearing bulky pouches between their shoulder blades. These devices are GPS performance tracking units housed inside compression vests, utilized by the team management to monitor real time physical workload, acceleration, and overall player fitness.

The broader tour features three one day internationals and five Twenty20 matches played across September and October 2026. Shubman Gill led the home side through the fifty over fixtures, while Shreyas Iyer takes over the captaincy duties for the upcoming shorter format games.

In the opening one day fixture held at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the visitors posted a total of 295 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted overs. The Indian lineup successfully chased down the target with eight wickets in hand and fifty deliveries remaining.

Virat Kohli contributed a century during the chase, matching a historic milestone of sixty List-A hundreds previously held by Sachin Tendulkar. Bowler Kuldeep Yadav claimed four wickets while conceding forty runs, earning the player of the match award for his stellar performance.

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