Within the absence of Rohit Sharma, Hardik led the Indian group to a convincing victory in Trinidad, because the guests defeated the West Indies by an enormous 200-run margin to safe a 2-1 win within the three-match ODI collection.
The skipper himself had a superb recreation, contributing an unbeaten 70 runs off 52 balls to the group’s triumph.
“This was one of many nicest grounds we’ve got performed (on). Issues will be higher after we come to West Indies subsequent time. From travelling to managing a whole lot of issues. Final yr additionally some hiccups occurred,” Hardik mentioned after the sport on the Brian Lara Stadium.
“I believe it is time for West Indies Cricket to pay attention to it and make it possible for when a group travels… We do not ask for luxurious, however we’d like some fundamental requirements taken care of. Apart from that, actually loved coming right here and taking part in some good cricket,” he added.
Forward of the primary ODI, the Indian cricketers had expressed their discontent to BCCI over a delayed late-night flight from Trinidad to Barbados. This left them sleep-deprived and affected their preparation forward of the ODI collection opener.
Within the decisive match on Tuesday, India took management from the beginning, placing up an imposing complete of 351/5 after being requested to bat first.
Shubman Gill’s exceptional 85 off 92 balls, together with Ishan Kishan’s 77 off 64 balls, laid the muse for a formidable rating. The duo added 143 runs for the opening partnership.
Sanju Samson additional strengthened his case to be picked as a reserve middle-order batter for the World Cup with a formidable 51 off 41 balls. In the meantime, Pandya displayed his power-hitting prowess, smashing 5 sixes and 4 boundaries on batting floor.
The West Indies’ chase was at all times a difficult process, and it rapidly changed into a frightening one as Mukesh Kumar’s three-wicket burst with some high quality seam bowling through the first powerplay dashed their hopes. After that, Shardul Thakur’s 4/37 did additional harm.
Because of this, the West Indies had been bundled out for a mere 151 runs in simply 35.three overs.
(With company inputs)
