India completed a fantastic year, as much at home one day international-are concerned with another victory over West Indies in an ODI upside down on a hot day in Chennai, to make the score 4-1 in the series.
The focus is usually dead rubbers in auditions for fringe players larger roles, and many took center stage at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Manoj Tiwary said his case for a permanent place in an increasingly competitive Indian middle order with his century in a single day and Kieron Pollard played his best innings international unable to complete a Herculean task after the order from top West Indies " made their home for families of representation-cards.
These two were the headliners but there were significant contributions from other players for the demolition of a place. Andre Russell showed why he should be an automatic choice of the West Indies, legspinner Rahul Sharma displayed great precision and a cool head in only his second international match Irfan Pathan and caused much excitement with its famous inswingers with the new ball.
India were missing the four biggest stars in the ODI batting, but that has not stopped its next generation, led by Tiwary and Virat Kohli, piling on 267 for 6 in a low and slow lane. Then West Indies batting "floundered against an attack which had, at most, a player who would make the first choice of India XI.
Irfan Lendl Simmons shook off the first ball, and added the wicket of Kieran Powell soon after. Abhimanyu Mithun, one of the selected fast bowlers ahead of Irfan for the test series in Australia, also had two goals with the new ball. When Denesh Ramdin LBW was tried in more than 16, the game seemed over as West Indies slipped to 78 for 5.
Pollard thought otherwise. The slow surface in Chennai is not suitable for Pollard explosive style of batting, but that did not stop to pet some effort sixes down the ground. The shot that he put some power behind it, in more than 16, not only cleared the rope, but the stands as well, landing on the roof longer in the future. There were very few SLOGS innings in his entire, practically all of its six were hit with a straight bat.
Accompany him on an attempted revival was Russell, who has shown their ability to hit multiple times. It corresponds Pollard course-for-stroke in a stand full of border 89 races for the sixth wicket. Flair Caribbean can be an old cliche, but there was plenty of it in batting Russell, especially for a film of six over midwicket off Rahul Sharma. He hastened to his 50 off just 37 balls, surpassing even Pollard, although he managed two of wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel delays.
It was a bit athletic fielding that broke the partnership that threatened to take the game away from India. Gautam Gambhir Pollard took a dab to short third man and scored a direct hit to run out Russell, who led the race to the flag. Sammy failed again, but that has not stopped believing Pollard.
He farmed the strike and sprinkled on six nonchalant stranger that was easily the longest innings of his international career. His wait for an international first hundred seemed set to be extended when he hit for Kohli Rahul Sharma in the film when in 99, but Kohli shelled the simple chance. With only the final wicket remaining, a flurry of boundaries followed by Pollard before a mis-hit ended the game, he stuck out Ajinkya Rahane to long-off to leave West Indies 34 runs small.
If this was a special innings Pollard, was an important step from previous Tiwary. It was the first opportunity to Tiwary in the series, and it came with a battery-up Kemar Roach in a hat-trick, three balls for the game. It was only his sixth game for almost four years in India, spread over four different series. He had never done a hundred inmates, even in one dayers, and his previous highest score was 24 internationals.
He was greeted by a sharp bouncer Roach, but grew more secure as the innings progressed. A pair of eye-catching off-drives eased their nerves at the beginning, before you start picking off a lot of leg-side boundaries off the spinners. He signed the first innings through a 83-run stand with Gambhir, whose 31 was a mixture of sharp singles and running in panic.
That does not prove a setback for India, however, as Virat Kohli gave another example of its ease growing internationally. He worked free individual risk off seven of his first eight deliveries, and opened once he got used to the pace and bounce track. Kohli and Tiwary put 43 runs on a period of five more from the 27th over. It was not even the Powerplay and should be part of the "boring" middle overs with the field spread.
Tiwary had cramps at the end of your entry, and retired soon after reaching his century. Kohli became the highest ODI run getter in one year and marched towards his century a fifth day of the year, but spooned a catch to long-off at 80.
The final phase of the Indian innings showed how difficult it is a surface that was to mark on. Only three boundaries were hit in the last ten overs, as Sunil Narine proved difficult to read, and Anthony Martin and Marlon Samuels does not offer any freebies. The damage had been done, however, and despite the best efforts of Pollard, West Indies could not reduce the margin of defeat in the series, which was far fiercer than the 4-1 score suggests.
The focus is usually dead rubbers in auditions for fringe players larger roles, and many took center stage at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Manoj Tiwary said his case for a permanent place in an increasingly competitive Indian middle order with his century in a single day and Kieron Pollard played his best innings international unable to complete a Herculean task after the order from top West Indies " made their home for families of representation-cards.
These two were the headliners but there were significant contributions from other players for the demolition of a place. Andre Russell showed why he should be an automatic choice of the West Indies, legspinner Rahul Sharma displayed great precision and a cool head in only his second international match Irfan Pathan and caused much excitement with its famous inswingers with the new ball.
India were missing the four biggest stars in the ODI batting, but that has not stopped its next generation, led by Tiwary and Virat Kohli, piling on 267 for 6 in a low and slow lane. Then West Indies batting "floundered against an attack which had, at most, a player who would make the first choice of India XI.
Irfan Lendl Simmons shook off the first ball, and added the wicket of Kieran Powell soon after. Abhimanyu Mithun, one of the selected fast bowlers ahead of Irfan for the test series in Australia, also had two goals with the new ball. When Denesh Ramdin LBW was tried in more than 16, the game seemed over as West Indies slipped to 78 for 5.
Pollard thought otherwise. The slow surface in Chennai is not suitable for Pollard explosive style of batting, but that did not stop to pet some effort sixes down the ground. The shot that he put some power behind it, in more than 16, not only cleared the rope, but the stands as well, landing on the roof longer in the future. There were very few SLOGS innings in his entire, practically all of its six were hit with a straight bat.
Accompany him on an attempted revival was Russell, who has shown their ability to hit multiple times. It corresponds Pollard course-for-stroke in a stand full of border 89 races for the sixth wicket. Flair Caribbean can be an old cliche, but there was plenty of it in batting Russell, especially for a film of six over midwicket off Rahul Sharma. He hastened to his 50 off just 37 balls, surpassing even Pollard, although he managed two of wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel delays.
It was a bit athletic fielding that broke the partnership that threatened to take the game away from India. Gautam Gambhir Pollard took a dab to short third man and scored a direct hit to run out Russell, who led the race to the flag. Sammy failed again, but that has not stopped believing Pollard.
He farmed the strike and sprinkled on six nonchalant stranger that was easily the longest innings of his international career. His wait for an international first hundred seemed set to be extended when he hit for Kohli Rahul Sharma in the film when in 99, but Kohli shelled the simple chance. With only the final wicket remaining, a flurry of boundaries followed by Pollard before a mis-hit ended the game, he stuck out Ajinkya Rahane to long-off to leave West Indies 34 runs small.
If this was a special innings Pollard, was an important step from previous Tiwary. It was the first opportunity to Tiwary in the series, and it came with a battery-up Kemar Roach in a hat-trick, three balls for the game. It was only his sixth game for almost four years in India, spread over four different series. He had never done a hundred inmates, even in one dayers, and his previous highest score was 24 internationals.
He was greeted by a sharp bouncer Roach, but grew more secure as the innings progressed. A pair of eye-catching off-drives eased their nerves at the beginning, before you start picking off a lot of leg-side boundaries off the spinners. He signed the first innings through a 83-run stand with Gambhir, whose 31 was a mixture of sharp singles and running in panic.
That does not prove a setback for India, however, as Virat Kohli gave another example of its ease growing internationally. He worked free individual risk off seven of his first eight deliveries, and opened once he got used to the pace and bounce track. Kohli and Tiwary put 43 runs on a period of five more from the 27th over. It was not even the Powerplay and should be part of the "boring" middle overs with the field spread.
Tiwary had cramps at the end of your entry, and retired soon after reaching his century. Kohli became the highest ODI run getter in one year and marched towards his century a fifth day of the year, but spooned a catch to long-off at 80.
The final phase of the Indian innings showed how difficult it is a surface that was to mark on. Only three boundaries were hit in the last ten overs, as Sunil Narine proved difficult to read, and Anthony Martin and Marlon Samuels does not offer any freebies. The damage had been done, however, and despite the best efforts of Pollard, West Indies could not reduce the margin of defeat in the series, which was far fiercer than the 4-1 score suggests.
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