India should enhance its batting depth with the 50-overs World Cup on the horizon, coach Rahul Dravid mentioned after his crew misplaced the Twenty20 collection in opposition to the West Indies 3-2 in Florida on Sunday.
A younger Indian facet lacking a number of large names battled again from 0-2 down within the five-match collection however crashed to an eight-wicket defeat at Lauderhill, with opener Brandon King serving to West Indies chase down the victory goal with an unbeaten 85.
Suryakumar Yadav hit 61 off 45 balls however had little help from the center and decrease order as India posted a modest 165-9 in 20 overs. The West Indies completed 171-2 from 18 overs with Nicholas Pooran (47) supporting King.
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Dravid mentioned errors have been made within the collection however was hopeful that the one-day crew would fare higher within the World Cup, which India will host from October 5 to November 19.
“Our one-day team is really different to the squad that we had here. But yeah, it didn’t allow us the flexibility to change the combinations a little bit,” Dravid informed reporters.
“But going forward, we’ve got to look at certain areas in which we can get better. Finding depth in our batting has been an area we’re trying to address.
“As these games go on, scores are becoming bigger, even the West Indies had Alzarri Joseph coming in at number 11 and he can hit a mean ball. You have sides that have depth. We’ve got some challenges on that front.”
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Dravid mentioned India confirmed braveness to degree the collection after a poor begin however their batsmen may have achieved higher all through.
“But that can happen. It’s a young team, a developing team so there are going to be times when we have our ups and downs,” he added. “Of course we’re disappointed. To be able to win from 0-2 down would have been special.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com