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India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I, Live Updates: Trailing 0-2 in the five-match series, Team India will aim for a victory in the must-win match against West Indies on Tuesday in Guyana. The hosts have taken a 2-0 lead over India.
West Indies continued to surprise the cricket world, securing another impressive victory over the Indian team in the 2nd T20I on Sunday. Hardik Pandya's men continue to remain second-best in the T20I series. While there remain multiple concerns for the Indian team, especially among batters, the manner in which the West Indies team countered India's spinners was also impressive. In fact, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell admitted after the match that there was a deliberate plan from his players to counter the spin threat posed by Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravi Bishnoi in the series so far.
India head coach Rahul Dravid has seen many questions being raised over his position in the team, especially in T20Is. Even when India made a plethora of changes in the ODI series against West Indies, Dravid had found himself in the line of fire. After the Indian team lost the first two T20Is against West Indies, Hardik's captaincy credentials also came into the line of fire. The expectations from Hardik are to repeat the sort of success he has had with the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. But, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria feels the Hardik needs someone like Ashish Nehra to do that, and not Rahul Dravid.
After facing two back-to-back defeats in the ongoing five-match series, Team India will be taking on West Indies in the third T20I match on Tuesday. India will need to bat with the fearlessness they often talk about as they look to avoid a series defeat. The slow pitches on offer have not been the best for batting but as skipper Hardik Pandya pointed out after the loss on Sunday, India should have a found way to score additional 10-20 runs.
India skipper Rohit Sharma left everyone utterly impressed with his hilarious response to a fan's query during an event in USA. The 36-year-old batter recently featured in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, which India clinched with 2-1 score-line. To groom young players and to try different combinations ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup, Rohit benched himself in the second and third ODI matches. As Team India is currently facing West Indies in the T20I series, the skipper is on a short vacation with his wife Ritika Sajdeh.
Just days after the conclusion of the third ODI between India and West Indies, where Hardik Pandya slammed the hosts' cricket board for their poor facilities, veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has echoed the same sentiments. Ashwin, who isn't a part of the ODI or T20I series against the Windies, explained the nature of affairs in West Indies, highlighting how poor certain facilities are in the Caribbeans. The off-spinner even explained that with such poor infrastructure and conditions, it is going to be tough for West Indies to produce quality cricketers in the years to come.
India's captain for the T20I series against West Indies, Hardik Pandya, has been at the center of criticism after the team lost the first two T20Is. The Indian batting unit has punched quite below its weight, inviting a plethora of reactions from the cricketing spectrum over the nature of 'experiments' that are being done. Skipper Hardik's captaincy decisions and selection of players haven't been immune to criticism either. For former India cricketer Parthiv Patel, Hardik needs a 'supportive' captain like Ashish Nehra (at Gujarat Titans) to deliver, and not Rahul Dravid.
Having gained new fans with his captaincy skills over the last year or so, Hardik Pandya lost a few crucial brownie points with his bizarre decision-making in the 2nd T20I against West Indies. Hardik's decision to snub Yuzvendra Chahal in the death overs put him in the line of fire, with many former India cricketers questioning his decision. Former India batter Robin Uthappa, who admitted to being mind-blown by Hardik's decision, summed up his reaction to the Chahal call in a single expression.