India's fastest bowler Navdeep Saini trains ahead of likely ODI debut against West Indies - in pictures

Injury-hit Indians look to win series in Cuttack on Sunday

India pacer Navdeep Saini takes part in a training session at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Saturday on the eve of the third ODI against the West Indies. AFP

Navdeep Saini, centre, is likely to make his ODI debut in the series deciding match against the West Indies in Cuttack on Sunday. AFP

Shreyas Iyer bowls during a training session in Cuttack on Saturday. AP

India captain Virat Kohli, right, during a training session on the eve of the third ODI against the West Indies in Cuttack on Saturday. AP

All-rounder Shivam Dube during a training session at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. AFP

India's Ravindra Jadeja takes part in a training session at the Barabati Stadium on Saturday. AFP

India captain Virat Kohli takes during training at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. AFP

West Indies players warm up during a training session in Cuttack on Saturday. AP

West Indies will be looking to seal a rare ODI series win against India in Cuttack. AP

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard, right, and Shimron Hetmyer during a training session in Cuttack on Saturday. AP

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard, left, and Shimron Hetmyer in Cuttack on Saturday. AP

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard in Cuttack on Saturday. AP

West Indies seamer Sheldon Cottrell during training in Cuttack on Saturday. AP

West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer, left, and Jason Holder train on the eve of the third ODI against India in Cuttack. AP

India fast bowler Navdeep Saini is in line to make his ODI debut against the West Indies in the series-deciding third match in Cuttack on Sunday.

Saini replaced injured seamer Deepak Chahar after the latter complained of lower back pain following the second ODI against the Windies in Visakhapatnam, which the Indians won to level the series.

The growing list of injury – especially to their top fast bowlers – is a big concern for the Indian team management ahead of their full tour of New Zealand in January.

Jasprit Bumrah (back), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (groin), Hardik Pandya (back) and now Chahar (back) have picked up major or minor injuries, putting enormous pressure on India's pace bowling resources.

However, in Navdeep the team has the fastest bowler in the country. While Bumrah is clearly the premier fast bowler in India, Saini is the quickest in operation at the moment.

The Delhi pacer touched 153kph on more than one occasion during the IPL earlier in the year and impressed in the five T20s he has played so far for the men in blue. He picked 3-17 on his T20 debut against the Windies in August and has six scalps from five matches.