Not only did one team outperform the other in the first game, but Rohit also played a wise captain’s role by fielding his three spinners, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravi Bishnoi.
When India and the West Indies face off in the second T20 International here on Monday, Rohit Sharma’s upbeat team will aim to keep winning and increase their dominance over the opposition.
The opening game of the five-match series was a resounding victory for the visitors.
Not only did one team outperform the other in the first game, but Rohit also played a wise captain’s role by fielding his three spinners, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravi Bishnoi.
A second victory will only increase India’s self-assurance as they seek to build momentum before the prestigious T20 World Cup later this year. If Rishabh Pant stepped out as the starter in the T20Is against England with Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav did so in the opening match against the West Indies.
Suryakumar got going quickly (24 off 16 balls) until Akeal Hosein halted his development. Suryakumar has ended up being the eighth opener for India in T20Is this year.
Given that KL Rahul is currently unavailable, it will be fascinating to watch if the team management decides to keep trying new things.
Here is a glimpse of the team
Teams (from):
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Parel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneswar Kumar, Harshal Patel.
West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Rovman Powell, Shamarh Brooks, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Devon Thomas, Hayden Walsh.
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