Gill and Rohit flip the script – ‘After the powerplay, the pressure wasn’t on us’

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The target of 406 India were faced with didn’t seem to perturb the fans, who knew they would still win, and then it was just a matter of waiting for and celebrating the milestones India coach also felt that wickets offering so little for bowlers were “not fair”, making it difficult for them to have a meaningful impact on the game Ravindra Jadeja has a chat with Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 Stats highlights from Guwahati, where Shubman Gill scored the fastest ever ODI double-hundred and Rohit Sharma blazed past 12000 runs Shubman Gill brought up a 62-ball ton in the chase, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 The West Indies opener has returned to ODI cricket at a stage of his career when opportunities cannot be assumed to stretch indefinitely ahead John Campbell’s century was the fifth-fastest for West Indies, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 The India ctain scored his second ODI double-century and shared a 255-run opening partnership with Rohit Sharma, who scored a 75-ball 101 himself Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill brought up successive 100-plus stands, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 From a troubled cricketing past to a generation of homegrown stars, Kashmir is slowly reclaiming its place on India’s cricket m He is no longer a white-ball regular and has lost the Test vice-ctaincy, but he isn’t worried by all that. All he wants, he says, is to focus on “whatever is in front of me” Rishabh Pant in action, India A vs South Africa A, 1st unofficial Test, 1st day, CoE 1, October 30, 2025 Having spent the past seven months in rehab, the fast bowler is all set to play in the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir Akash Deep struck twice early on the final day, England vs India, 2nd Test, 5th day, Birmingham, July 6, 2025 The 41-year-old will kick off his 25th first-class season by leading Jammu & Kashmir in the Irani Cup against Rest of India in Srinagar Paras Dogra brings up his hundred, Delhi vs Jammu and Kashmir, 2nd day, Delhi, Ranji Trophy, November 9, 2025 Sam Harper has had a breakthrough season with the bat across formats and might be in the mix for higher honours for Australia Sam Harper scored his sixth first-class hundred, India A vs Australia A, 2nd unofficial Test, Puducherry, 1st day, September 29, 2026 The Australia A ctain has embraced his reputation but believes his county and Shield experience have shown he can succeed in all conditions Peter Handscomb ctained the Prime Minister’s XI, Prime Minister’s XI vs England XI, Canberra, November 29, 2025 Devdutt Padikkal might have taken away his No. 3 spot from the Test XI, but B Sai Sudharsan is back batting and scoring runs, and planning to a lot more of both Left-arm spinner’s 6 for 52 bowled Australia A out for 176, before India A extended their lead to 322 Vaishnavi Sharma reacts after picking up her first international wicket, India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Women’s T20I, Visakhatnam, December 23, 2025 The result sets up the first India vs Pakistan final this year, with the Asian Games gold medal at stake Ishan Kishan brought up a quick half-century, India vs Sri Lanka, Asian Games men’s competition, semi-final, Nisshin, October 1, 2026 Green suffered a blow in the groin while batting and did not field despite being set to bowl while Renshaw was forced off the field due to a blow on the wrist and did not return Cameron Green reacts after copping a blow while batting, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom, September 30, 2026 SA vs Aus, 3rd ODI – Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa star as Australia win rain-affected finale Alex Carey takes evasive action, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom, September 30, 2026 From a troubled cricketing past to a generation of homegrown stars, Kashmir is slowly reclaiming its place on India’s cricket m He is no longer a white-ball regular and has lost the Test vice-ctaincy, but he isn’t worried by all that.

All he wants, he says, is to focus on “whatever is in front of me” Rishabh Pant in action, India A vs South Africa A, 1st unofficial Test, 1st day, CoE 1, October 30, 2025 Having spent the past seven months in rehab, the fast bowler is all set to play in the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir Akash Deep struck twice early on the final day, England vs India, 2nd Test, 5th day, Birmingham, July 6, 2025 IND vs WI, 2nd ODI – India to assess ‘who can be of utility’ between Jadeja and Axar for 2027 World Cup Spin coach Sairaj Bahutule said they’ll take a call after India’s upcoming series and also based on conditions at the World Cup venues Ravindra Jadeja looks on in the field, India vs West Indies, 1st ODI, Thiruvananthuram, September 27, 2026 The 41-year-old will kick off his 25th first-class season by leading Jammu & Kashmir in the Irani Cup against Rest of India in Srinagar Paras Dogra brings up his hundred, Delhi vs Jammu and Kashmir, 2nd day, Delhi, Ranji Trophy, November 9, 2025 Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill brought up successive 100-plus stands, India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, Guwahati, September 30, 2026 Shubman Gill accepted that India were under “a bit of pressure” at the halfway point of the second ODI against West Indies , since chasing 400-plus is “never easy”. The India ctain said that the key was to break the chase into “small parts”, and India’s first target was to get at least 75-80 runs without losing a wicket in their chase of 406. Gill scored his second double-century in ODIs – an unbeaten 223 off 133 deliveries – as India successfully completed their biggest-ever chase in the format, sealing an eight-wicket win and taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Guwahati.

“[ Rohit Sharma and I] had a target in the powerplay that if we get around 75-80 runs without losing any wicket, that would be a good start,” Gill told the broadcasters after the game. “We thought initially the [new] ball might do a bit… once the ball gets old, the wicket would get much better to bat on.” Rohit and Gill ended up scoring 92 runs for no loss in the powerplay as India raced away in their pursuit of a record chase.

“One side [of the outfield] was very short, so we thought we’re going to target that side whenever the fast bowlers came on. And at about 25 overs, I thought if we are around 200-210 [runs], we’ll be in a good space. But I think we were around 230-240 [250].

“I think after [India’s] powerplay, the pressure never really was on us; it was more on them. And we didn’t lose any wickets up until halfway through our innings. So, that was a great bonus for us.” Rohit and Gill shared a 255-run partnership for the opening wicket, with Rohit scoring a 75-ball 101.

“We just wanted to continue to keep batting,” Rohit said after the game. “We were not thinking too much about the scoreboard, to be honest. We were just trying to play according to the merit of the ball.

And we kept stitching the partnership. When you’re chasing a target like [406], you need to keep stitching big partnerships. And that’s what we did.

Gill was fantastic on the other side, very much in control of his batting the entire innings.” Speaking about the West Indies innings, Gill said that he “thought initially [India] didn’t bowl that well in the powerplay. Much similar to the first game as well.” West Indies scored 96 for 1 in the powerplay, and had three centurions in their ranks: John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo. “At the half innings, 400 on the board, there was a bit of pressure on us.

No matter how good the wicket is, no matter how small the ground is, chasing 400 is never easy. They batted with a lot of freedom; they batted quite well,” Gill said. “And I think at one point it looked like they might get even 420-430.

And to be able to pull [back] the game, even if it’s 25-30 runs, was a bonus for us at the back-end of the innings.” Gill also suggested that India might be looking to give a chance to the players in the squad who have not had a game in the series so far, which includes Mohammad Siraj, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal. “Ideally, we’d want to give the players who haven’t had a chance… And hopefully, we’ll see what combination suits us [for the ODI World Cup in 2027].” India play their third and final ODI against West Indies in New Chandigarh on October 3, before the two teams move on to a five-match T20I series from October 8 to 17.

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