Sunil Gavaskar Questions India's Bowling Choices After T20I Defeat
· Sports · Times of India, Deccan Herald
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised India's tactical decisions following their six-wicket defeat to the West Indies in the second T20I in Ranchi on October 10, 2026. India posted 249/5, but the West Indies chased down the 250-run target to reach 252/4 in 19.2 overs, marking the highest successful T20I chase against India. Gavaskar questioned the decision to use Axar Patel for the 18th over instead of fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh or Mayank Yadav, noting that Mayank had claimed three early wickets. He also questioned bringing in Shivam Dube to bowl the ninth over when left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav could have been introduced against settling batters. Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls and Sherfane Rutherford hit 84 off 37 deliveries to seal the victory with an unbroken 120-run partnership.
Why it matters
The defeat level-pegs the five-match series at 1-1 and exposes bowling frailties in defending large totals, putting pressure on team selection ahead of the remaining fixtures.
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