India captain Shikhar Dhawan led a younger bunch to an away sequence sweep of a full-strength West Indies on Wednesday in Port of Spain. Regardless of the absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant, the vacationers put up a powerful show successful the three-match sequence 3-0 with a bunch of children eye-catching performances.
Amongst these was Shubman Gill who completed as the highest run-getter and was chosen as participant of the sequence as nicely. Then allrounder Axar Patel scored a match-winning fifty throughout the second ODI in an exhilarating present.
Batting at no 3, Shreyas Iyer was fairly constant too and Dhawan was fast to acknowledge that regardless of the relative inexperience, the gamers confirmed maturity.
“I really feel the boys are younger, however they performed maturely. The best way they dealt with themselves on the sphere, actually pleased with them. Excellent indicators for us,” Dhawan mentioned throughout the post-match presentation.
Dhawan himself was in good contact, hitting 97 within the sequence opener after which 58 within the third ODI. “I’m fairly happy with my kind, I’ve been taking part in this format since a very long time. I used to be proud of the best way I performed that knock, within the first ODI. And even at the moment, proud of my efficiency,” he mentioned.
Gill was criticised for throwing away his wickets within the first two matches. The 22-year-old was in elegant contact on each the events and appeared set for a giant whole however his innings have been minimize quick abruptly.
Nevertheless, he certainly made up for these failures however was unfortunate that rain put paid to his hopes of a maiden ODI century as India innings ended early with the opener stranded on 98.
“The best way he (Gill) scored these 98 runs, it was superb to look at. The best way all of the boys responded, it was fairly superb,” Dhawan mentioned.
He added, “I’m pleased with our bowling unit, they gave their hundred %. The best way (Mohammed) Siraj took these two wickets, and the best way Shardul (Thakur) and others bowled.”
The 35-year-old additionally thanked the followers for his or her assist. “We really feel fortunate to return right here, we’re grateful to the group. They make us extra well-liked,” he mentioned.
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