India lost all three ODIs in South Africa but have bounced back strongly by winning the last six matches. Yes, all six matches were at home but the hosts also did a lot of experimentation in these six matches to plug the gaping holes in their white-ball setup. Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel, Prasidh Krishna are just some of the players to pass the test with flying colours. The gains were big and the next step will be to sustain this momentum. That’s it from our side for tonight. Good bye!
Rohit: “For us as a team – whether we chase or bat first – we have a challenge. We just want to keep improving. Our middle order is relatively new. We just wanted to tick the boxes. Happy with the series. I think we got what we wanted from this series.”
Suryakumar: “Just wanted to replicate what I did in the first game. It was important to stay till the end when Rohit got out. We had a chat in our team meetings as well as to how we are going to react in such situations. I’m just trying to repeat the same things which I have been doing in the last few games… whenever the situation arrives, I try to stay there till the end. Be a little harsh on yourself in the nets, that’s it!”
Suryakumar Yadav is the Player of the Match and the Player of the Series
Pollard: “We were in the game until the 15th over. We got a good start – 70-odd after seven or eight overs – and we weren’t able to capitalise. In this T20 series, Nicholas showed his consistency. Rovman Powell showing that he wants to be a part and parcel of the white-ball teams. Coming to India is always going to be difficult. We had an opportunity to win the ODI series as well. These guys are finding their feet… Looking forward to what the future holds. From our T20 perspective, we had the experience but didn’t get the job done. With the World Cup eight months away, the more cricket these guys play, the better they are going to get.”
indian men’s cricket team in 2022
January – lost everything
February – won in everything (so far)#INDvsWI
A good series win for Team India. Many positives. SKY, Harshal, Bishnoi , #venkateshiyer , all doing brilliantly. Harshal in the death overs was phenomenal. pic.twitter.com/w2oLeM6aZg
West Indies started strongly and looked like it was going to be their day but they imploded in the chase and India complete another series sweep at home. After a horrific tour of South Africa, the West Indies series win has brought the smiles back and also some work on the issues plaguing India in white-ball cricket has been done successfully.
India complete a 3-0 series sweep with a 17-run victory
After 20 overs,West Indies 167/9 ( Fabian Allen 5 , Hayden Walsh 0)
23 needed from last over, West Indies only managed five runs with Shardul bowling another great over. Drakes got a four before getting caught out.