India complete series whitewash with crushing 257-run win over Windies
Cricket Ki Baat | Sep 04, 2019, 05:03 PM ISTBowlers did the job yet again for India as the visitors beat West Indies by 257 runs to win the two-match series 2-0.
Bowlers did the job yet again for India as the visitors beat West Indies by 257 runs to win the two-match series 2-0.
India finished on 264/5 after the end of day one's play in Jamaica on a challenging track thanks to fifties from Virat Kohli and Mayank Agarwal.
Chris Gayle has not been selected in West Indies' Test squad versus India, despite the player hinting during the World Cup that he may sign off with the five-day matches.
After Sunday's win, skipper Virat Kohli hinted that he might experiment with the line-up in Tuesday's game.
The series could also see Rahul Chahar and Navdeep Saini make their international debuts as many senior bowlers have been rested. The only experienced campaigner in the pace bowling line-up is Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
The speculations surrounding a rift between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been doing the rounds on social media ever since the end of India's World Cup. After the Indian captain quashed the rumours, Rohit Sharma has now broken the silence.
With 11 points, India are now almost through and another win in their next three games will seal their position in the top four as West Indies were knocked out with two games remaining.
Former India captain and IndiaTV Cricket Expert Sourav Ganguly beleieves opener Rohit Sharma is in the form of his life after the stylish right-hander hit a breathtaking 162 against West Indies in the fourth ODI in Mumbai on Monday.
'Run Machine' Kohli now has 38 ODI centuries in ODIs and out of them, only six came in a losing cause including the one in the third ODI against Windies in Pune.
Boosted by the return of white ball specialists Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India will aim to bounce back. Following a heart-stopping draw that denied them a 2-0 lead, they face a resurgent West Indies in the 3rd ODI.
India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat in the second One-Day International (ODI) against at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
India are favoured to extend their dominance while West Indies face insurmountable odds to draw parity, in the 2nd ODI at Vizag.
Following India's comprehensive eight-wicket win in the first ODI at Guwahati, former captain Sourav Ganguly has said it won't be much difficult for the men-in-blue to double their lead in the second ODI at Vizag on Wednesday. According to Ganguly, India skipper Virat Kohli, who is currently on a record-breaking spree, is undoubtedly the greatest cricketer of this generation.
India will hope to get more answers for their unresolved middle-order puzzle when they take on West Indies.
India pacer Umesh Yadav was rewarded for his maiden 10-wicket haul in Test cricket with a recall in the ODI squad.
There's no stopping Indian skipper Virat Kohli as the ICC No.1 ODI batsman is close to breaking another record set by great Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has been on a record-breaking spree since his debut in international cricket
Following India's 2-0 home series win aginst West Indies, Virat Kohli remains the number one Test batsmen while Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant have made big gains in the latest ICC rankings.
While the bowlers have done the job for India, both home and away of late, batsmen have let the team down time and again.
India are unbeaten at home since 2012/13 and since then, they have played 29 Tests at home, winnings 23, losing one and drawing five.
Review of the 2nd day of the second Test between India and West Indies in Hyderabad.
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