Vishal Shrestha, Kolkata. Captain Rohit Sharma will play the third and final T20 match against West Indies at the Eden Gardens Stadium on Sunday, then one thing must be going on in his mind – a hat-trick of clean sweep. Under his captaincy, India would like to clean the West Indies in the T20 series like ODIs. After becoming the full-time captain, Rohit first defeated the Kiwis 3-0 in the home T20 series, then India defeated the West Indies 3-0 in ODIs and is now close to clearing his turf in T20 as well. If India also wins the third T20 match, then Rohit will have a big record of hat-trick to clean sweep the series. Prior to this, no captain has done a clean sweep three times in a row in a limited overs series.
Good opportunity to test bench strength
This match is also a good opportunity for Team India to try again the bench strength before the next home T20 series against Sri Lanka. Since the BCCI has given a break of 10 days to former captain Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, both of them will not be a part of the third match. In such a situation, Shreyas Iyer’s play is believed to be fixed. Rituraj Gaikwad would also be hoping for a place in the playing XI. Coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma would certainly like to change the team composition in the last match but it is also important to maintain the winning momentum as the three T20 home series against Sri Lanka starts just four days after that. .
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Looking at India’s bowling in the second T20 match, it would not be wrong to say that the bowlers heating the bench should get a chance. Despite scoring such a big score, India had to struggle a lot to defend it. There is a lot of scope for change in fast bowling. Avesh Khan is waiting for his debut. Muhammad Siraj is also looking for an opportunity. Since when is Kuldeep Yadav waiting? Deepak Hooda also wants a chance.
The last match for the West Indies team is a fight for honor defense
The last match for the West Indies team is a fight for honor defence. Kieron Pollard does not want to have a clean sweep in T20 after ODI under his captaincy. Despite the defeat in the previous match, the Windies team gave a tough challenge to India for the first time in this tour. The way in which Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell had taken their team close to victory while batting, the West Indies team has definitely felt that they can beat India, so in the last match, Team India would like to give a tough fight. Despite losing the series, Nicholas Pooran of West Indies is one of the strong contenders for the Player of the Series. He has played brilliant half-centuries in both the matches.
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India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Muhammad Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda , Kuldeep Yadav and Harpreet Brar.
West Indies: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akil Hossain, Brendan King, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odeon Smith, Kyle Meyers, Hayden Walsh Jr.
