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Jaffer has backed under-pressure Virat Kohli, despite the India team player going through a rough patch in the home series against the West Indies. Jaffer added that like Kohli, every cricketer goes through this phase. Kohli's lean patch continued in the ODI series against the touring side as he had scores of 8, 18 and 0 in the three matches and he looked far from his sublime self.
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel found similarities in the captaincy of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma. Parthiv, who has played under both Dhoni and Rohit in the IPL, said Rohit offers "security" and "backing" to the players, which helps in getting the best out of them like Dhoni used to do for years. Parthiv's comments came after Rohit got off to a rollicking start in his stint as full-time white-ball skipper. India blanked West Indies 3-0 in the ODI series, which was Rohit's first series as India's ODI captain and then took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
West Indies at the Eden Gardens on Friday with a match to go. The Men in Blue have had a rather smooth run against the opposition so far, starting from Ahmedabad where they clinched the ODI series 3-0 last week. The West Indian players, much in demand in the T20 franchise tournaments across the world, have left a lot to be wanted. However, even if the Indian team management might not be too worried about the result, the way the batting unit performed on Wednesday night could see coach Rahul Dravid having a word with the boys.
Ravi Bishnoi had a debut to remember in the first T20I against West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. The young leg-spinner was adjudged Player of the Match for picking up two wickets for only 17 runs in his 4 overs, which helped India restrict West Indies to 157 for 7 batting first on a surface where the ball was stopping a bit. In reply, captain Rohit Sharma played a blistering knock of 40 off just 19 balls and Suryakumar Yadav (34*) and Venkatesh Iyer (24*) held their nerves towards the end to take India to a comfortable six-wicket victory and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi made his international debut in the first T20I against West Indies in Kolkata on Wednesday. Bishnoi was handed over the India cap ahead of the toss, with the likes of Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma cheering him on. Bishnoi was one of the star performers of the Indian U-19 team, that finished runners-up in the 2020 ICC U-19 World Cup. The leggie has been touted to do well in international cricket for a while and this is a big opportunity for the youngster to impress head coach Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma as they look to firm up the structure of their squad for the ICC World Cup later this year.
IND vs WI 2022, 1st T20 Live Score:Ravi Bishnoi will make his Team India debut against the West Indies in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid will loook to use this T20I series to find out more options for the T20 World Cup that is slated to take place in Australia later this year.
Battling a prolonged lean patch, former India captain Virat Kohli batted at the nets and also took throw-downs during India's first practice session ahead of Twenty20 series against the West Indies. Kohli was first to enter the nets to take throwdowns from the Indian support staff as he batted from both the ends before going for the drill. Later he had a lengthy net session, spanning more than 45 minutes. India skipper Rohit Sharma along with coach Rahul Dravid were also seen in a long discussion with curator Sujan Mukherjee.
Virat Kohli batted at the nets and also took throw-downs during India's first practice session ahead of the Twenty20 series against the West Indies. Kohli was first to enter the nets to take throwdowns from the Indian support staff as he batted from both the ends before going for the drill. Later he had a lengthy net session, spanning more than 45 minutes.