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Team India off to West Indies 'with new speed gun'

After winning the ICC Champions Trophy with a remarkable unbeaten record in England, the triumphant Indian team departed for Jamaica on Wednesday to compete in the One-day International tri-series against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, starting June 28.

"On board to Jamaica, with the new speed gun that's joined us," said off-spinner R Ashwin on his Twitter handle with a picture of Mohammed Shami, who replaced an injured Irfan Pathan in the team.

Jadeja tweeted a picture of his boarding pass

"Off to jamaica nw,,, Nxt mission ahead ,had a lovely time in England....," tweeted all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja with a picture of his boarding pass.

India open their campaign on Sunday

The first three matches of the series will be played in Jamaica (from June 28 to July 2) before the action shifts to Trinidad (from July 5 to July 11).

India open their campaign against the West Indies on June 30.

The squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, R Vinay Kumar.