A medical India outclassed West Indies by a whopping 200 runs within the third ODI to win the collection 2-1 however the lingering questions on the crew mixture forward of the World Cup remained within the horizon regardless of 4 half-centuries and a prime notch bowling effort right here on Tuesday.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior professional Virat Kohli as soon as once more opted out to present World Cup hopefuls a good go however the dominant end result is not a adequate indication that every one bins have been ticked because the crew seems to be removed from settled.
Shubman Gill, who has had a quiet Caribbean sojourn to date, lastly discovered some rhythm with 85 off 92 balls and his opening stand of 143 with an in-form Ishan Kishan (77 off 64 balls) set the platform for a commanding rating of 351 for five after being put into bat.
Sanju Samson (51 off 41 balls) made a compelling case to be picked as a reserve middle-order batter whereas skipper Hardik Pandya’s (52-ball-70 not out) 5 sixes and 4 boundaries added the ending flourish on a superb batting strip.
The chase was all the time out of query and Mukesh Kumar’s (3/30 in 7 overs) three-wicket burst with some high quality seam bowling within the first Powerplay dashed West Indies’ hopes as they had been shot out for 151 in solely 35.3 overs.
Gudakesh Motie (39 not out) and Alzarri Joseph (26) delayed the inevitable with a 55-run stand for the ninth wicket.
Shardul Thakur (4/37 in 6.3 overs), Jaydev Unadkat (1/16 in 5 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/25 in 8 overs) had been additionally among the many wickets because the collection decider turned out to be a lopsided contest.
However there can be questions that can beg solutions forward of the upcoming Asia Cup and subsequent World Cup at house.
For Kishan, the efficiency on this collection will maintain him in good stead forward of Asia Cup however the larger query stays about his batting place in case KL Rahul is not match for the tourney.
The probabilities of Rohit Sharma sacrificing his place on the prime of the order to accommodate Kishan are slim.
After which if Kishan is requested to bat within the middle-order — No 4 or 5, would it not be honest to ask him to carry out at that slot straightaway?
Samson, one of many contenders for the No. 4 slot in case Shreyas Iyer does not get slot in time for the World Cup, gave a superb glimpse of his expertise and enthralled his hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
His innings had 4 lusty sixes — three off leg-spinner Yannic Cariah, the place he bought his front-foot out of the best way to hit some superb inside-out pictures.
However simply because it has been Samson’s bane, he did not convert his fourth half-century into an enormous one regardless of a complete lot of time at his disposal.
Suryakumar Yadav (35) did hit his customary pick-up shot — a six behind sq. with little width to manoeuvre and in addition a slashed six off Jayden Seals however as soon as once more wasted a golden alternative to make a mark.
Hardik introduced his arrival with a picturesque off-drive and a straight six off Cariah was equally eye-pleasing. Hardik and Suryakumar added 65 runs in 8.1 overs for the fifth wicket however the latter will solely have himself responsible or not making many of the alternatives.
Not scoring a fifty towards this West Indies assault can certainly come again to hunt him in case each Rahul and Shreyas Iyer get match.
Equally in bowling division, not choosing Yuzvendra Chahal for a single recreation was barely baffling as now solely 9 matches (in the event that they play Asia Cup remaining) are left earlier than World Cup begins.
With Ravindra Jadeja choosing himself as the primary spinner, there isn’t a means that Axar Patel could make it to the enjoying XI.
Equally, Mukesh Kumar regardless of his performances at finest could possibly be in checklist of 5 stand-bys if Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur are picked within the squad of 15.
The fifth seamer must be a left-armer with variation and Jaydev Unadkat, regardless of his critical limitations, is prone to be continued with until the tip of World Cup.
