Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Gavaskar Says India Missed Trick With Kuldeep’s 17th Over
West Indies scored enough runs to beat India in a cricket match.
They chased a target of 250 runs in 18.3 overs and won by six wickets.
The result made the five-match series level at one win each.
Sunil Gavaskar thought India could have used a different bowler in the 17th over.
Kuldeep Yadav bowled that over and gave away 24 runs.
Mayank Yadav had already taken three wickets and still had an over left.
Gavaskar also questioned an earlier decision to use Shivam Dube.
Yuzvendra Chahal said wet conditions, flat pitches and small grounds can make bowling difficult.
West Indies beat India by six wickets in Ranchi, chasing 250 in 18.3 overs to level the five-match T20I series 1-1.
Sunil Gavaskar said India should have considered Mayank Yadav or Arshdeep Singh for the 17th over instead of Kuldeep Yadav.
Kuldeep conceded 24 runs in that over; Mayank had taken three wickets and had one over remaining.
Gavaskar also questioned India’s decision to use Shivam Dube in the ninth over, saying Kuldeep might have been a better choice.
Yuzvendra Chahal said flat pitches, dew, old balls and smaller grounds are making it harder for bowlers to have an impact.
- Who
- India and the West Indies; Sunil Gavaskar and Yuzvendra Chahal discussed the match and bowling conditions.
- What
- West Indies defeated India by six wickets, while Gavaskar questioned India's bowling choices.
- When
- Friday; the report was datelined October 10.
- Where
- Ranchi, India.
- Why
- West Indies chased India's target of 250; Gavaskar said India could have chosen different bowlers at key moments.
Gavaskar’s bowling-choice criticism
Chahal’s conditions concerns
India’s 17th-over choice
Gavaskar’s bowling-choice criticism
Gavaskar said India should have considered Mayank Yadav or Arshdeep Singh instead of Kuldeep Yadav, noting Mayank had taken three wickets and had an over left.
Chahal’s conditions concerns
Chahal did not directly defend the choice; he argued that conditions such as dew, flat pitches and small grounds make bowling difficult.
What would help bowlers
Gavaskar’s bowling-choice criticism
Chahal suggested pitches should offer bowlers some assistance, or jokingly said a bowling machine could be installed.
Chahal’s conditions concerns
Chahal described high scores and fast chases as increasingly common, but the reports do not present a different proposed solution.
- Match
- Second T20I in a five-match series
- Result
- West Indies won by six wickets
- Series
- Level at 1-1
- West Indies chase
- 250 in 18.3 overs
- Kuldeep Yadav's 17th over
- Conceded 24 runs
- Mayank Yadav
- Had taken three wickets and had one over remaining
- Other bowling concern
- Gavaskar questioned using Shivam Dube in the ninth over
