Things didn’t go according to plan for Team India in first one-dayer, as touring West Indies handed a thumping 124-run defeat to the hosts. India’s famous batting line-up faltered in front of a massive total and bundled for 197 in just 41 overs.
After putting a par score on the board, Windies bowlers get rid of dangerous Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni cheaply. Opener Shikhar Dhawan and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were the only one that fore with the bat.
There were not many positives for the Indian team in the first ODI, but Indian captain was all praise for seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He also pointed out India’s death bowling that seemed to have improved.
“Most our bowlers apart from Bhuvneshwar gave runs,” Dhoni said. “Considering that we restricted them to a total of 321 on this wicket, I must say our bowlers did a decent job.”
“I was quite happy with the death bowling and they bowled quite consistently maintaining their lengths and we were able to put fielders in right areas,” he added. “Overall, I am quite happy with the bowling.”
Dhoni asserted that West Indies are by no means an ordinary team and are a balanced squad in the limited-overs format. The Indian captain also insisted that the Caribbean team has experienced bowlers that are more than capable of restricting the opposition.
“They have got a fantastic ODI squad,” the Indian captain asserted. “They can bat till nine and they have got five bowlers and couple of spinners. All of them are quite experienced in bowling in the death overs. They bowled consistently in the same areas.”
