India vs West Indies 2017: Virat Kohli blames poor fielding for loss

Leading the victory charge was young Trinidad opener Evin Lewis, who, in slamming his second century, ended undefeated on 125. There was no stopping Lewis as he took a liking to most bowlers, he ended up with a dozen (12 sixes) to his name and six boundaries.

Superstar opener Chris Gayle has set his sights on the 2019 World Cup in England and a possible farewell Test as he targets a return to global cricket for West Indies.

Is it that he is more comfortable in the game’s most abbreviated format? West Indies won the toss and wisely opted to field first, as they knew Indians are good chasers. The hosts chased down the total with a blistering 53-ball hundred from Evin Lewis, who hit the winnings runs to seal their nine-wicket win. He played an aggressive knock of 48 from 29 balls.

The hosts struck back when Taylor removed Pant and Mahendra Singh with consecutive balls in the 17th over. “What’s more, in the field also, we dropped a couple of possibilities and on the off chance that you don’t get them you don’t should win”, said captain Virat Kohli after the finish of the match.

Pant (38 off 35) also played an key role as he supported the aggressive Karthik ably after the fall of two quick wickets that dented India after a breezy started provided by Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. “We all thought that 190 was 20 runs short and then the batters proved their worth”. We were on course for 230. Should he be expected to forego those financially enriching opportunities because the glory, pride and prestige of playing for the West Indies carry a status far more rewarding than a six-figure salary in USA dollars?

3 Number of batsmen to score more than one century in T20Is. He scored nine against India past year during his century in Florida. It was a lot on my mind after five failures and I remembered that (thing) today.

Gayle scored only 18 runs on his return, but it mattered little as Lewis took centre stage in astonishing fashion, Mohammed Shami (0-46 from three overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (0-41 from 3.3) coming in for particular punishment.

Meanwhile, West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite said, “I am very happy”.