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Dravid says it is important that players adapt to different positions as India look ahead to T20 World CupKOLKATA: Flexibility will hold the key as India look ahead to the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Batting positions will be determined by situations and not set ideas. As Rahul Dravid said, this format requires taking risks.
India completed a clean sweep over West Indies in the recently concluded T20I series in Kolkata to add to the 3-0 win in the ODIs. Suryakumar Yadav played in the anchor's role in the third and final T20I on Sunday, scoring 65 off just 31 balls, smashing seven sixes and a solitary four. With India struggling at 93 for four after a top-order collapse, Suryakumar and Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) stitched a 91-run stand for the fifth wicket, taking the team to a total of 184 for five.
India completed a 3-0 T20 series whitewash against the Indies, to go with a similar scoreline in the ODIs, giving Rohit Sharma the best possible start as full-time captain.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer Robin Uthappa made some strong statements about the Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions and the way it has been conducted over the years. Uthappa, who was bought by CSK for his base price of Rs 2 crore in the recently held mega auction in Bengaluru, said that going into an IPL auction made him feel like "cattle" and also compared it to awaiting the results after an "examination". Uthappa went on and even advocated for a draft system instead of the usual method of buying players.
Venkatesh Iyer's all-round show in the just-concluded T20I series against West Indies, former India opener Wasim Jaffer said that the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) all-rounder is ahead of Hardik Pandya for the T20 World Cup consideration at this moment. Iyer played a crucial unbeaten knock of 35 off 19 balls in the third and final T20I against West Indies at the Eden Gardens. The 27-year-old finished the series as the fourth-highest run-getter with 92 runs from three matches and took two wickets as well.
India beat West Indies by 17 runs to complete another clean sweepKOLKATA: Rain stayed away throughout the day, so did the Sun. But, Suryakumar Yadav joined the party under the Eden Gardens floodlights here on Sunday with all guns blazing. The rather gloomy Kolkata day turned into an evening of fireworks as Suryakumar, along with Venkatesh Iyer, guided India to 184 for five in the third and final T20 International against the West Indies. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARDThat was adequate as it eventually proved, with the West Indies being stopped at 167 for 9. Nicholas Pooran continued his defiance with a 47-ball 61. Rovman Powell and Romario Shephard blazed briefly, but those weren't enough. Like the ODIs, the T20I series was also a clean sweep for India with this 17-run win, the hosts dominating the entire tour. West Indies will have a lot to introspect. For the record, India had beaten New Zealand 3-0 too, in their previous T20I series at home. The major talking point during the West Indies innings was injury to Deepak Chahar, who pulled a muscle before the last ball of his second over, the third of the innings. Having already dismissed the West Indies openers, Chahar's walking off the ground was a blow to India, although in the context of the match it did not matter much.
India have beaten West Indies by 17 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international thanks to a brilliant innings by Suryakumar Yadav at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
Indian seamers fired in unison after Suryakumar Yadav's belligerent fifty as the hosts coasted to a series-sweeping 17-run win over the West Indies in the third and final T20I in Kolkata on Sunday. After Deepak Chahar limped off the field after failing to complete the third over due to a hamstring injury, Harshal Patel (3/22), Venkatesh Iyer (2/23 from 2.1 overs) and Shardul Thakur (2/33) performed their tasks impressively to defend India's 184/5. Wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran continued his fine form slamming a third successive fifty (61 off 47 balls; 8x4, 1x6) but it was not enough as West Indies managed just 167 for nine.