India won the three match One-Day International series against West Indies 2-1 by winning the decisive third and final match by 200 runs at the Brian Lara Stadium on Tuesday. They received a reality check in the second game, when they were bowled out for just 181, but they swiftly erased the memory of a poor showing to bounce back.
In hindsight, all’s well that ends well. Or, is it?
With senior players in captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli rested, it is good that India finished with this result but there were still glaring concerns in the team. With just two months to go for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, the overall look of the team is still uncertain with the chopping and changing within the squad.
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It was a problem that the previous management and leadership was criticised for and India find themselves in a similar situation yet again. With the Asia Cup and Australia ODI series being the only game time before the marquee event, India would have liked to reach a few more conclusions after the end of this series against West Indies.
Here’s a look at a few takeaways…
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