Ranchi, Oct 9 (PTI): India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Friday credited Roston Chase’s disciplined spell within the center overs for checking India’s cost, however mentioned the hosts wanted to search out methods to defend massive totals after West Indies pulled off a document chase to win the second T20I by six wickets right here.
Chase returned figures of three/24, dismissing Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shivam Dube within the center overs to sluggish India down after a flying begin.
“Should you have a look at the context of the sport, it was a game-changing, match-winning spell. The way in which he modified his traces was necessary on this wicket. However in opposition to harmful groups like West Indies, we have to discover a option to defend totals,” Gambhir mentioned within the post-match press convention.
“It’s important to preserve altering your traces and make the batters guess. Should you preserve bowling the identical line and size, they will settle in. He bowled on the batters’ legs, went extensive and bowled full. He saved altering his method, and people variations are essential on wickets like these,” Gambhir mentioned.
India posted 249/5, powered by Samson’s 82 and fast knocks from Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma, however West Indies chased down the goal in 18.3 overs
“I do not blame anybody or something. The underside line is that we couldn’t defend 250. They batted extraordinarily nicely and deserved to win. We nonetheless have a whole lot of work to do.”
Mayank Yadav dropped a sitter as Sherfane Rutherford went on to attain 84 in a match-winning 120-run partnership with Shai Hope (102 not out).
“The toss is just not in your palms. Catches get dropped; it has occurred prior to now and can occur sooner or later. No one drops catches deliberately, so you can’t blame anybody for that.
“I do not know if there’s a protected complete. We thought 250 was a great rating, particularly after taking two early wickets. However credit score to the West Indies for what they achieved with the bat,” he added. PTI TAP UNG
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