Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya: The Indian team won all three ODI series against the West Indies 2-1. The India team won the first ODI by 5 wickets, but after that, the West Indies won the second ODI by 6 wickets to level the series 1-1. Now under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Team India won the third ODI for 200 runs and won the series 2-1. After winning the match, captain Hardik Pandya has given the reason to rest Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
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Hardik Pandya said this
After winning the match, Captain Hardik Pandya said that it was a special victory. As a captain, I look forward to games like these. It was more than an international game. We knew what was at stake and it would be very disappointing if we lost. The boys played well and enjoyed the game. It’s important to have fun in a pressure situation.
That is why Rohit-Virat rested
Captain Hardik Pandya said that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are important parts of the team, but they needed to be rested so players like Rituraj Gaikwad could have a chance. He was meant to give young people opportunities. While he was hitting, he wanted to spend some time on the ground. I had a good talk with Virat before the game, he wanted me to spend some time in the middle and get used to the 50+ format. I appreciate him sharing his experience with me.
The match was won on the powerplay itself.
Hardik Pandya further added that once you hit the ball and are in rhythm, things are very different. A score of 350 runs is very important. Shubman Gill made many brilliant catches. The game was pretty much over on the power play itself. The West Indies association took the match to 36th. This is good ground.
India won the match
Batting first against the West Indies, the India team scored a grand score of 351 runs, in response to which the entire West Indies team made just 151 runs. Shubman Gill scored the highest 85 runs for the India team. Ishaan Kishan scored 77 runs and captain Hardik Pandya batted furiously at the end and played a 70-run innings. Shardul Thakur took a maximum of 4 wickets on his behalf.