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5 batters in men’s ODIs India ctain said the team as a whole needs more clarity on when to attack and when to defend with ball in hand Naman Dhir picked up his first international wicket, India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI, New Chandigarh, October 3, 2026 Vitel Lawes likes picking up wickets with his left-arm wristspin, wants to develop more and more variations, and likes keeping his thoughts hidden away Vitel Lawes shows off his West Indies c, West Indies vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Guyana, July 11, 2026 The two fast bowlers from Bihar who have played together for Bengal and experienced similar career trajectories came together irresistibly once again in the Irani Cup Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar bagged four wickets each, Bengal vs Jammu and Kashmir, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Rajkot, December 31, 2025 Seven wickets fell in a manic hour post-lunch as Rest of India secured a 167-run win against Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar Mukesh Kumar bowls in the Duleep Trophy, East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy final, 4th day, Chennai, September 9, 2026 Karnataka batter fell 50 short of 1000 runs the last Ranji Trophy season. This time, he wants to hit that mark and go beyond R Smaran is unbeaten on 126 off 131 balls for Rest of India, Jammu & Kashmir vs Rest of India, Irani Cup, 3rd day, Srinagar, October 3, 2026 Asian Games – Ind vs Pak – Shreyas Iyer ‘ecstatic’ after ‘collective effort and comprehensive win’ over Pakistan “We didn’t complain [about the rain], we didn’t give any reasons [excuses], so that was the sign of a champion team,” Shreyas Iyer says of the attitude of the India team at the Asian Games Tilak Varma and Shreyas Iyer figure out what gold tastes like, India vs Pakistan, Asian Games men’s competition final, Nisshin, October 3, 2026 The India players celebrate their gold medal by doing a victory l of the stadium, India vs Pakistan, Asian Games men’s competition final, Nisshin, October 3, 2026 Bangladesh collsed with the bat after Tharindu Ratnayake had smashed 65 in 32 balls to take Sri Lanka to a solid 165 for 9 The Sri Lankans celebrate after winning the bronze medal, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asian Games men’s competition 3rd place playoff, Nisshin, October 3, 2026 He pears certain to retain his spot at No. 3 for the opening Test against South Africa in Durban next week Having played his last Test in 2023, he’s eyeing a spot in SA’s side for upcoming three-Test series against Australia at home Anrich Nortje and his hair fade in, South Africa vs West Indies, 1st Test, Centurion, 2nd day, March 1, 2023 Amid the pace and firepower, South Africa may need his craft, control and experience to make the difference against Australia Seven wickets fell in a manic hour post-lunch as Rest of India secured a 167-run win against Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar Mukesh Kumar bowls in the Duleep Trophy, East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy final, 4th day, Chennai, September 9, 2026 He pears certain to retain his spot at No.
3 for the opening Test against South Africa in Durban next week The two fast bowlers from Bihar who have played together for Bengal and experienced similar career trajectories came together irresistibly once again in the Irani Cup Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar bagged four wickets each, Bengal vs Jammu and Kashmir, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Rajkot, December 31, 2025 The India players celebrate their gold medal by doing a victory l of the stadium, India vs Pakistan, Asian Games men’s competition final, Nisshin, October 3, 2026 Shai Hope, the West Indies ctain, scored a career-best 162* against India, battling a groin issue to take the game deep and finish off a record chase of 352 Shai Hope celebrates back-to-back centuries, India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI, New Chandigarh, October 3, 2026 The India ctain reflects on the areas of concern after the home side suffered a five-wicket loss against West Indies in the third ODI Ctain Shubman Gill said India still have areas to fine-tune in ODIs despite a series win against West Indies. He pointed in particular to their fielding and death bowling as concerns ahead of next year’s World Cup. “I feel sometimes we are not really clear whether we are attacking or we are defending, especially when we are bowling in the death overs,” Gill said at the presentation “One-day[ers] is such a game, if the opposition is five or six down, you are never really sure what fields to take, whether we are going for the death too early or we are still, you know, bowling kind of like middle overs.
I think these are some areas which definitely we need to be better at.” India were without Jasprit Bumrah (Asian Games duty) and Hardik Pandya (injured) in this series and don’t have very many games till the 2027 World Cup. Coach Gautam Gambhir made a mention of this and selection of the Xis seemed to indicate the team’s desire to find oons as much as win matches. Mohammed Siraj played only one of the three matches and even in that one he didn’t bowl in the death at all.
In New Chandigarh, debutant Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar and even offspinner Naman Dhir bowled in the last 10 overs. In Guwahati, debutant Auqib Nabi helped squeeze West Indies in the back end (relatively speaking, in a game where 405 played 406). Bowlers from both sides took a beating in conditions that were rarely in their favour but the experience gained might perhs be worth it come next October.
The back-ups know where they need to be. The frontliners are working their way back. Gill was “hpy” with the total he had on the board but admitted that West Indies were able to wrest back control, with India being penalised for a slow over rate following the 46th over.
They had to bowl the final few deliveries with just four fielders on the fence and not the usual five. “I think the game was in control,” Gill said. “But you know, being behind four overs with this and then in the last, I think they took the game away from us.
Had we, you know, not been short on the overs, I think the game might have gone to the last over.” Gill was named Player of the Series for his 334 runs, including an unbeaten double-century in a successful chase of 406, but admitted he was dispointed to have missed out with the bat on Saturday. He was dismissed early after edging a Jayden Seales delivery to Shai Hope, who dived full stretch to his left to take a one-handed catch. “I mean, you’re always dispointed whenever you get out early, but I think today I don’t think there could have been much that I would have done on that ball,” he said.
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