Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
India captain Rohit Sharma said he will continue to back young bowlers and give them opportunities to showcase their skills at crunch moments of a game. Rohit's comments came in the backdrop of his decision to bring in Avesh Khan (1/31 from 2.2 overs) to bowl the last over of the low-scoring second T20I instead of the more experienced Bhuvneswar Kumar (0/12 from 2 overs).
Rohit Sharma said he had no regrets about picking rookie seamer Avesh Khan ahead of veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the final over against West Indies after their five-wicket loss in the second Twenty20 International on Monday. West Indies' Obed McCoy claimed 6-17 as India were skittled out for 138 with two balls remaining in their innings. Tidy bowling brought India back into the contest, with West Indies needing 10 runs from the last over.
India captain Rohit Sharma said he had no regrets about picking rookie seamer Avesh Khan ahead of veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the final over against West Indies after their five-wicket loss in the second Twenty20 International on Monday.
Team India have been in a roaring form in the shortest format this year but their winning streak was put on hold by West Indies in the second T20I as they claimed a victory by five wickets at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts. Obed McCoy was the shining spot for West Indies as he scalped six wickets and restricted Team India to a below-par score of 138. In return, West Indies chased down the target with four balls to spare and five wickets in hand. Third T2OI might become a chance for Deepak Hooda to find his place back into the Playing XI. The batter rose to fame with his century and a 47-run knock off 29 balls against Ireland in the two-match series. The batter could not live up to the expectations in the ODI series against West Indies and got the numbers like 27 and 33.
Left-arm paceman Obed McCoy decimated a star-studded Indian batting line-up with sensational career-best figures of 6 for 17 as West Indies equalised the five-match series with a five-wicket victory in the second T20I. McCoy wreaked havoc in his two spells as India, after being put into bat, were bundled out for 138 in 19.4 overs on Monday.
McCoy wreaked havoc in his two spells as India, after being put into bat, were bundled out for 138 in 19.4 overs on Monday.
The start of the second T20I between India and West Indies has been delayed due to logistical issues. The match which was scheduled to start at 8 PM IST on Monday will now begin at 10 PM IST.
After winning the first T20I, Team India will look to march ahead with their winning momentum in the second game of the five-match series against West Indies on Monday. It would be interesting to see whether India looks to give Sanju Samson some game time in the middle, but it looks unlikely at this stage, as head coach Rahul Dravid is not someone who like to chope and change, especially when the side is winning. In the first T20I, Suryakumar Yadav had opened the batting, so it needs to seen whether the experiment is persisted with or there is someone else in team's mind to open alongside skipper Rohit.