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Gavaskar Questions India’s Bowling Choices After West Indies Chase
West Indies chased a very big target of 250 runs and beat India by six wickets.
The win also tied the five-match series at one win each.
Sunil Gavaskar thought India could have chosen a different bowler for an important over.
He suggested Mayank Yadav or Arshdeep Singh instead of Kuldeep Yadav.
Kuldeep gave away 24 runs in that over.
Mayank had already taken three wickets and still had one over left.
Yuzvendra Chahal said the pitch, dew and small grounds can make bowling very hard.
He said cricket needs conditions that give bowlers more help.
West Indies beat India by six wickets in the second T20I in Ranchi, levelling the five-match series 1-1.
Chasing 250, West Indies completed the chase in the 19th over.
Sunil Gavaskar said India should have considered using Mayank Yadav or Arshdeep Singh for the crucial 17th over instead of Kuldeep Yadav.
Kuldeep conceded 24 runs in the 17th over; Mayank had already taken three wickets and still had an over available.
Yuzvendra Chahal said flat pitches, dew and smaller grounds make conditions difficult for bowlers.
- Who
- India and the West Indies; Sunil Gavaskar and Yuzvendra Chahal commented on the match.
- What
- West Indies beat India by six wickets in the second T20I, and Gavaskar questioned India's choice of bowler for the 17th over.
- Where
- Ranchi, India.
- When
- Friday, October 10; the report dateline is October 10.
- Why
- West Indies chased India's 250-run target, while Gavaskar said a different bowling choice might have put the visitors under more pressure.
Gavaskar’s criticism
Conditions cited as a challenge
India’s choice for the 17th over
Gavaskar’s criticism
Gavaskar said India should have considered Mayank Yadav or Arshdeep Singh instead of Kuldeep Yadav, noting Mayank had three wickets and an over remaining.
Conditions cited as a challenge
The report does not quote a response defending the decision to use Kuldeep; Chahal instead emphasized the broader difficulty of bowling on the conditions.
How to address high-scoring conditions
Gavaskar’s criticism
Chahal said pitches should offer bowlers some assistance, given the effects of dew, old balls and small grounds.
Conditions cited as a challenge
Chahal also described how high scores and quick chases have become common, but the report presents no opposing proposal or response from match officials.
Key facts
- Match
- Second T20I of a five-match series
- Result
- West Indies won by six wickets
- Series score
- Level at 1-1
- India's target
- West Indies chased 250
- Decisive over
- Kuldeep Yadav conceded 24 runs in the 17th over
- Mayank Yadav
- Had taken three wickets and still had an over left when Kuldeep bowled the 17th
- Chase finish
- West Indies completed the chase in the 19th over
Quotes
Yuzvendra Chahal
Indian spinner discussing conditions for bowlers.
“On such wickets, there’s nothing for the bowlers. When the ball gets old, there’s dew, the ball comes nicely onto the bat, and the grounds are getting smaller. We’ve seen this in the IPL as well, with 260 being chased in 19 overs. In this game too, 250 got chased down easily in 18.3 overs.”
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“Definitely! I would have gone with either Arshdeep or Mayank (in the 17th over). Yes, Arshdeep went for plenty in his final over (18th over), but Mayank had struck the early blows. Of the wickets that had fallen, he had taken three.”
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