Another factor that left massive sections of the Indian fan base in addition to many former India cricketers scratching their heads was the huge chopping and altering.
Virat Kohli andRohit Sharma have been rested for the second ODI and Axar Patel batted at Number 4.
The results of the second ODI additionally meant that the third ODI on Tuesday now turns into the collection decider.
After India’s shock loss within the 2nd ODI, these are among the issues that present and former cricketers needed to say:
Hardik Pandya: We did not bat like we have been speculated to. The wicket performed rather a lot higher than the final one. But it is simply that I feel barring Shubman, everybody performed their shot and sort of acquired out or hit the fielder instantly, and yeah, disappointing, however on the identical level of time, many, many extra issues to be taught. To be sincere, you wish to be going 1-1 to the third recreation because it’ll be more difficult and thrilling.
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Rahul Dravid: We must check out different individuals and we have now to provide different individuals some possibilities in order that we, you realize, within the worst case situation, a minimum of they’ve recreation time behind them. It provides us a possibility to make some choices on gamers. You know, we simply felt that actually, in a collection like this, with solely two-three matches to go earlier than the Asia Cup, you realize, taking part in and actually wouldn’t have given us, you realize, too many solutions. But, you realize, with the accidents that we have now within the NCA and a few form of uncertainty round them, we needed to provide among the different boys an opportunity in order that if required, then you realize they will play
Shai Hope: I’m comfortable so long as my contributions result in the win. When issues are tough, you’ve got to seek out methods to attain rapidly. So you’ve got to run onerous, we acquired twos which helped. Very glad, the goal was to get again to the collection. We have gotten to win another time and wish to come back again strongly. We have gotten to place within the effort and at present we displayed the precise perspective, and wish to copy that in all disciplines. It was a whole efficiency. We wish to tick the containers and get the precise consequence within the closing recreation.
Venkatesh Prasad (on Twitter): Test cricket apart, India has been very odd within the different two codecs for fairly a while now. Lost ODI collection in opposition to BAN, SA and AUS. Poor within the final two T20 World Cups. Neither are we an thrilling group like England nor brutal like how the Aussies was once.
Despite the cash and energy, we have now grow to be used to celebrating mediocrity and are removed from how champion sides are. Every group performs to win and so does India however their method and perspective can also be an element for underperformance over a time frame.
Sunil Joshi (to TOI): If you needed to play a relatively youthful group on this ODI collection, then Rohit and Virat shouldn’t have been picked for it. Secondly the West Indies haven’t even certified for the World Cup, so it would not matter if Rohit and Virat performed on this collection or not. This collection is irrelevant. So, the selectors ought to have thought of sending a younger group to see how the gamers deal with the stress of worldwide cricket. This was the proper time to determine a younger captain too.
Rohit and Virat performed within the first ODI, did not play the second match and now with the collection on the road will clearly return for the series-decider. I do not get the purpose of all this.
Just take a look at Shikhar Dhawan’s numbers in white-ball cricket. He will at all times be an asset within the ODI format, particularly in India. His expertise and fabulous information within the ICC tournaments should not be ignored. During my tenure with the nationwide choice committee.
The third and closing ODI between India and the West Indies can be performed on August 1 in Tarouba, Trinidad. Match begin time is 7PM IST.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com