After a shock defeat in the second match, India registered a 200-run win in their final match on Tuesday and emerged victorious 2-1.
Tarouba: In less than 48 hours after their ODI series triumph, India are all set to switch to the T20 mode and will be overwhelming favourites against West Indies in a five-match series starting here from Wednesday, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh says.
After a shock defeat in the second match, India registered a 200-run win in their final match on Tuesday and emerged victorious 2-1.
They were in danger of losing their first series in the Caribbean in 17 years, but an all-round effort ensured a thumping victory for them visitors.
Chasing 352, West Indies were all out for 151 in only 35.3 overs, with Shardul Thakur picking up eight wickets from three games with best bowling figures of 4/37 in the decider.
Led by all-rounder Hardik Pandya, India will look to give opportunities to the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, N Tilak Varma and Mukesh Kumar in these five matches beginning with their opener at the Brian Lara Stadium.
It was their stellar performances in the IPL that have earned the likes of Varma and Jaiswal a maiden call-up to India’s T20I squad and they will certainly look to make the most of it.
With West Indies’ decline being what it is across formats in recent times, the Indians are expected to call the shots.
Giving time to youngsters
Pandya said stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli needed to be rested for the second and third ODIs to help India give opportunities to youngsters ahead of the World Cup.
“Virat and Rohit are a very integral part of the team. And, you know, obviously, this was very important for someone like Rutu (Ruturaj Gaikwad) to get a game or Axar (Patel) to get a game because they’ve been playing cricket for so many years, they know how exactly all these situations have been. So kind of giving the youngsters exposure and kind of making sure that if we want to check something, we have the opportunity to do it,” Pandya said.
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