“Batting depth is something we need to address….”: Rahul Dravid after T20I series loss to West Indies
Following his side’s T20I series loss to West Indies, Indian coach Rahul Dravid said that the lack of batting depth…
Following his side’s T20I series loss to West Indies, Indian coach Rahul Dravid said that the lack of batting depth…
The first T20 had ended in a 'no result' after the rains disrupted the first innings, and the match could not be resumed after that.
While Pooran was set to re-join the club for the T20 Blast, left-arm spinner Maharaj was due to play the first couple of matches in the county championship.
Within six months, Pooran, now of 24, has proved his worth with 20 boundaries and nine sixes in three ODIs and with an ODI average of 52 in 19 games looks to be one for the future.
Navdeep Saini, who was handed his maiden ODI cap prior, was the pick of the bowlers and ended with figures of 2 for 57 runs in his quota of 10 overs.
In a media interaction ahead of the ODI series, which begins in Chennai on Sunday, said the team's young cricketers like Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran must learn from opposition skipper Virat Kohli.
Walsh credited his consistent show in the Caribbean Premier League as one of the reasons for his success.
The night was unfit for the players to play as the air quality in the city was 'very poor' and a thin veil of smog covered the ground during the match.
Chasing a target of 248, Afghanistan were all out for 200 with Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Hayden Walsh taking three wickets each.
Pooran has amassed 2278 runs in 119 T20 matches, averaging 24.49, including 12 fifties.
