The high praise from his skipper Rohit Sharma was "very flattering" says Prasidh Krishna
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Rohit Sharma led India beat West Indies and took an unassailable 2-0 leading the three-match series. Prasidh Krishna took 4 wickets while Surya scored 64 to star in the win
India defeated West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India posted 237 for nine and then returned to dismiss the West Indies for 193 in 46 overs. Shamarh Brooks (44) was the top-scorer for WI as Prasidh Krishna (4/12) and Shardul Thakur (2/41) emerged as the most successful bowlers for the hosts. Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav scored a 64-run knock while vice captain KL Rahul missed his half-century by one run after being run out as India posted 237 for 9. Deepak Hooda, who made his ODI debut in the previous match, scored 29 while all-rounder Washington Sundar contributed 24. For the West Indies, Alzarri Joseph (2/29) and Odean Smith (2/36) took two wickets each. Brief Scores: India: 237 for 9 in 50 overs. (S Yadav 64, KL Rahul 49; A Joseph 2/29, O Smith 2/36). West Indies: 193 all out in 46 overs (Shamarh Brooks 44; Prasidh Krishna 4/12, Shardul Thakur 2/41).
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India vice-captain KL Rahul, opener Mayank Agarwal, who has completed his quarantine after being added to the squad, sweated it out on Monday ahead of the second ODI against the West Indies.
India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI on Sunday after spinner Yuzvendra Chahal picked four wickets Rohit hit a fifty to lead the hosts' charge.
Washington Sundar was away from the game for five months due to injury, however, he came back to help India win the first ODI on Sunday.
The Indian team carried out its first extensive training session ahead of the three-match ODI series against the visiting West Indies.
India's white-ball series against the West Indies, starting with the ODIs in Ahmedabad from February 6, will mark the start of Sharma's stint as the full-time white-ball captain.
A COVID-19 outbreak hit the Indian cricket team on Wednesday as three main players tested positive for the virus during their mandatory isolation period before the start of West Indies series.
It would be the first series for Rohit as the full-time ODI skipper after he was ruled out of the South Africa tour because of a hamstring injury
Young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was rewarded with a maiden India call-up for the upcoming Twenty20 series against the West Indies
India's white-ball captain Rohit Sharma is "fit" and ready to lead the side against the West Indies in a six-match white-ball series starting February 6 with the three ODIs in Ahmedabad.
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There is no pressure on the current Indian team, in my opinion, they are doing well, it's not like that you need to win a World Cup to be called a good team, says Kapil Dev