Captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday praised the famous Krishna’s influence in the second ODI as India posted a modest total of 238 to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against the West Indies. defended. Rohit also said that Shikhar Dhawan should go back for the third and final ODI.
Rohit’s remarks came after India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after registering a 44-run win in the second ODI. Famous Krishna’s four-wicket haul helped India post 237 runs and beat West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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“Winning the series is without a doubt a good feeling,” India captain Rohit Sharma said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
He said, “Today we faced some challenges. That partnership between KL and Suriya. That’s the maturity we needed. We got a respectable total, which was important.
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“With the ball we were excellent. The whole unit came together and performed as a unit. It’s important for these guys to bat in that kind of position. Only then can you judge them,” Sharma said.
Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul played responsible innings of 64 and 49 but the hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals and in the end, West Indies restricted India to 237/9 in the allotted fifty overs. Alzarri Joseph and Odeon Smith took two wickets each for West Indies.
“Today’s knock gave Suriya a lot of confidence. The pitch was not easy. So he batted and did what the team wanted and not what he wanted to do. KL too, and that little innings from Hooda.
“I’ve been asked to do different things, so it was different. People would be happy to see Rishabh open then, but yeah it’s not permanent. We’ll bring Shikhar back in the next game, and he needs some game time. This is not always the result.
“We want to try a few things in mind for a long time so we don’t mind if we lose the odd game in the process. I was a little surprised to see no dew but again I’m not taking anything for bowling.” Unit. I haven’t seen that kind of spell in India in a long time. He bowled with skill, he bowled with pace. Overall a great bowling effort,” Sharma signed off.
In the third and final match of the series, both the sides faced each other at the same venue on Friday.