Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma have been rested for the sport, with India persevering with to check kids with the intention to plug the gaps and nil in on the squad for the ODI World Cup at dwelling this October-November.
Whereas India’s uninspiring batting show disenchanted followers, Kohli’s look on the sector carrying drinks warmed their hearts.
It isn’t the primary time, although, that Kohli has completed that obligation. Through the Dharamsala Take a look at towards Australia in 2017, Kohli needed to sit out and Rahane captained the crew in his absence. Kohli got here out throughout one of many breaks with drinks and the visuals went viral.
The ODI sequence is but to see Kohli bat, as the previous India captain pushed himself down the order within the first ODI to permit the younger batters to indicate their mettle.
However like within the first ODI, solely Ishan Kishan got here to the fore with a run-a-ball 55 as an opener. He had scored 52 within the first match of the sequence. Shubman Gill (34) and Suryakumar Yadav (24) as soon as once more didn’t take advantage of their begins.
Batting at No. 3, Sanju Samson scored solely 9, whereas allrounders Axar Pael (1) and stand-in captain Hardik Pandya (7) additionally failed with the bat. India ended up being bowled out for 181 in 40.5 overs.
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie (3/36) and pacer Romario Shepherd (3/37) starred with the ball for the Windies with three wickets every.
West Indies then chased down the goal in 36.four overs, because of unbeaten knocks by skipper Shai Hope (64*) and Keacy Carty (48*) regardless of Shardul Thakur’s burst of three/42.
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