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Rohit Sharma on Friday said that his side got it wanted out of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies. India beat West Indies by 96 runs in the third ODI to complete a 3-0 series whitewash. It was Rohit's first series as ODI captain.
Ben McDermott has made his maiden half-century in a T20 international - but the Australian batsman knows it will take more than that to make him a permanent fixture in the team.
Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels there is no need to worry about Virat Kohli's form, after the batter was dismissed for a duck in the third and final ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday. Kohli had a rather low key series against Windies, getting dismissed for 8, 18 and 0 in the three matches. India though went on to complete their first ever clean sweep against Windies in an ODI series, winning all the three matches comprehensively.
Ahmedabad, India - Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant hit half-centuries to set up a thumping 96-run victory for India in the third one-day international against the West Indies and sweep the series on Friday.
India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday said that his side got what it wanted out of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies. India beat West Indies by 96 runs in the third ODI to complete a 3-0 series whitewash. It was Rohit's first series as ODI captain. "We have ticked a lot of boxes this series. Whatever we wanted to get out of the series, we got what we wanted," Rohit said at the post match presentation ceremony. He was asked about the dressing room atmosphere after Indian cricket recently witnessed some turbulent times following the end of Virat Kohli's leadership tenure.
West Indies stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran expressed disappointment after his side got thrashed by India by 96 runs in the third and final ODI here at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. With this win, India have got a clean sweep in the series with a 3-0 lead after clinching victory in the first two matches. "Must say congratulations to India. The way we bowled in the series was wonderful. Have a lot of work today in 50 overs. The way the guys bowled in the last two games was fantastic. Have a lot of work to put in in the longer formats," said Pooran after the game.
Yorkshire's right to stage international matches at Headingley has been conditionally restored after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stripped the county of hosting privileges last year.
Rohit Sharma's tenure as India ODI captain began with a 3-0 demolition of the West Indies after the impressive hosts put up an all-round performance to win the third game by 96 runs on Friday. Shreyas Iyer's responsible 80 coupled with Rishabh Pant's aggressive 56 powered India to a challenging 265 in the inconsequential fixture. Scorecard | As it happenedThe hosts then shot out their opponents for 169 in 37.1 overs as the visitors continued their dismal batting show. With one eye on the 2023 ODI World Cup, the Indian team management gained plenty of positives from their experiments in the third-match series including the emergence of pacer Prasidh Krishna as the strike bowler. He ended with nine wickets in the series. Deepak Hooda, who did not play the third ODI, showed promise as a middle-order batter while Suryakumar Yadav showed that he could curb his natural aggressive intent if such a situation arises.