India captain Rohit Sharma famously rated Krishna’s 9-3-12-4 as one of the best fast bowling spells in India. The rookie pacer was delighted with the praise.
“It was great for me because he has been playing cricket for a long time and I am very happy to have him,” he said.
“The plan was very simple. Get good length, hit the line and bowl in areas where the batsmen need to be pushed out to score or block, so I tried to do my best.
Famous also credited Suryakumar Yadav who helped India get out of the hole in challenging conditions for the batsmen. “Its timing was very important as we lost wickets early. The credit goes to the West Indies bowlers because they were bowling good lines and something was happening with the wicket, so Surya’s innings was very important.
Odeon Smith, an influential all-rounder in both departments, blamed the top-order’s inability to capture the crease as the main reason for West Indies’ fall after replacing skipper Kieron Pollard. “I must say it was a difficult wicket to bat on, but in the Indian innings, two guys were out, batted and scored runs,” Smith said.
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