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The Indian cricket team had two notable absentees in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the second ODI against West Indies. India managed to clinch the first margin after facing a few challenges. Ishan Kishan performed exceptionally well with the bat to help India chase down a total of 114. The visitors would be keen to clinch the series with a second consecutive win.
The Indian cricket team sprang a surprise at the toss of the second ODI against West Indies on Saturday as they rested veteran duo Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In Rohit Sharma's absence, India's T20I captain Hardik Pandya led the side, as it was asked to bat first in the match. Pandya said that they were seeking answers to a few questions and that's why the duo was rested. In place of the veterans, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel have been brought in.
India registered a comfortable five-wicket victory over West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series on Thursday. Opting to bowl first, the visitors bundled out West Indies for 114 after Kuldeep Yadav took a four-wicket haul. Apart from him, Ravindra Jadeja also took three wickets. Later, Ishan Kishan smashed 52 off 46 balls as Team India completed the proceedings in 22.5 overs. Despite getting a win, the team management was criticised for not including Sanju Samson in the Playing XI.
Former West Indies pacer Curtly Ambrose described stalwart batter Virat Kohli's play as "pleasant to watch" ahead of the second ODI of India's tour of West Indies. Kohli didn't come out to bat in the first ODI, but he made his mark in the two-match Test series with a sizzling ton in the second Test match. Speaking to "Khul Ke" on YouTube, Ambrose described the difference between Kohli and Rohit Sharma. "Very pleasant to watch, easy on the eyes, can score quickly, without getting aggressive. He is not like a six-hitter per se. Not that he can't do it, he can score as quickly as guys you call six-hitters. But wonderful player as well. He is great to watch," he said, describing Kohli's style.
Star batter Virat Kohli didn't get a chance to bat in the first ODI against West Indies on Thursday as the management decided to shuffle the batting order. With the visitors chasing a modest target of 115, Ishan Kishan opened the batting with Shubman Gill, with captain Rohit Sharma coming in at no. 7. Kohli, however, did not bat in the chase as India won the match by five wickets. After the match, Kohli was seen having a chat with West Indies captain Shai Hope.
India registered a thumping five-wicket victory over West Indies on Thursday. Opting to bowl first, the visitors bundled out West Indies for 114 after Kuldeep Yadav took a four-wicket haul. Apart from him, Ravindra Jadeja also took three wickets. Later, Ishan Kishan smashed 52 off 46 balls as Team India completed the proceedings in 22.5 overs. The Indian team will be expected to return to its set batting order as it aims to put up a much-improved show with the willow and take an unassailable lead in the three-match series. Skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid did face a minor hiccup while trying out the middle-order batters upfront on a track that became a raging turner during the second session.
The Indian cricket team's batting order experiment in the first ODI against West Indies didn't reap the desired rewards, with the team losing 5 wickets while chasing a paltry total of 115 runs. The likes of Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Shardul Thakur all got to bat before skipper Rohit Sharma while Virat Kohli didn't even get an outing. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra, baffled by the experiment, said the fact that Ishan opened and scored a fifty had little meaning for him.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior pro Virat Kohli, who have 76 international hundreds between them, decided to give game time to middle-order batters as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the opening ODI, riding on exploits from spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. After Jadeja (3/37 in 6 overs) and Kuldeep (4/6 in 4 overs) set it up beautifully, shooting out the Windies for 114 in 23 overs, Ishan Kishan helped himself to a half-century (52 off 46 balls) in India's successful chase in just 22.5 overs.