3 Reasons why West Indies might dominate India in the T20I series
West Indies is one of the best teams in the shortest format of the game, and the fact that they are the only team on the planet to win the ICC WT20 twice, just proves their dominance.
The team from the Caribbean has always produced quality players and big hitters. Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, DJ Bravo, Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree are currently the biggest T20 stars in the world.
While the star players are rarely on national duty due to conflicts with their cricket board, the younger talents like Evin Lewis and Carlos Brathwaite have also stepped up and kept the West Indies team at the helm.
The Windies are currently touring India and were whitewashed 2-0 in the Test series. The team from the Caribbean Islands is not the same as it was earlier in the longest format of the game. Even in the ODI series, the Windies surrendered after giving the mighty Indian team a scare. However, the reigning World T20 champions possess the calibre to upset the world No.2 Indian team in the shortest format.
The visitors have declared their squad which goes as follows:
Carlos Brathwaite (C), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Oshane Thomas, Khary Pierre, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran
Here are 3 reasons why Virat Kohli’s men might find it tough to defeat the Windies.
#3 IPL experience with the Windies players
Indian Premier League (IPL), played in the Indian conditions, has created opportunities for the foreign batsmen to adjust themselves to sub-continental pitches.
A plethora of Windies players of the T20 squad like Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians), Carlos Brathwaite (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) and others have played in the cash-rich T20 league.
India needs to be wary of this as the top Indian bowlers in Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav have been taken to the cleaners by the Caribbean batsmen.