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India will have to address the many inadequacies laid bare by a resolute West Indies in the second T20 International when the two teams made up of power-hitters square off in what promises to be an enthralling series-finale here on Wednesday. (Photo:PTI)

3rd T20I: India, West Indies in battle of equals in series-finale

The rubber is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions West Indies turned on the style in the second T20 International.

10 Dec 2019 12:04 PM

Indian captain Virat Kohli criticised his teammates' fielding performance in the second T20 International against the West Indies, saying they need to be more 'brave' or else no amount of runs would be defend-able. Washington Sundar, at mid-off, and Rishbh Pant, behind the stumps, dropped catches off successive deliveries from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and the Indian bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Lendl Simmons (67 no off 45 balls), Evin Lewis (40 off 35 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (38 no off 18 balls). (Photo:AP)

Virat Kohli urges Indian fielders to be more 'brave' or leak runs

Kohli also felt that a below-par batting performance in the final four overs cost them dearly.

09 Dec 2019 2:49 PM

Washington drops a catch, as West Indies' Lendl Simmons gets a lifeline, which helps him to thrash India by eight wickets to level the three-match T20I series 1-1. For someone who often leads by example, India captain Virat Kohli is appalled by the team’s sloppy fielding against West Indies and wants them to fix the problem in the build-up to next year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. (Photo:AP)

Virat Kohli asks butterfingered Indian fielders to get a grip on catching woes

India, who had dropped five catches in the series opener on Friday, spilled three more on Sunday to allow Windies to level the series 1-1.

09 Dec 2019 12:12 PM

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen believes that under-fire Rishabh Pant needs to be given time to mature as there is still some years before he can realise his full potential. (Photo:PTI)

Rishabh Pant needs to be given time to mature, says Kevin Pietersen

The 22-year-old is enduring a woeful run of form and has struggled to make an impact both with the bat and behind the stumps.

09 Dec 2019 12:02 PM

West Indies player Nicholas Pooran's brilliant batting in the second T20I against India impressed Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who called the batsman 'special'. (Photo:AFP)

Ravichandran Ashwin hails 'special' Nicholas Pooran

Pooran played a quick knock of 38 runs off just 18 balls to help his team beat India by eight wickets in the second match.

09 Dec 2019 10:48 AM

Shivam Dube is confident that he can 'clear any ground' in the world after providing a demo of his six-hitting prowess against the West Indies in the second T20 International, albeit in a losing cause. (Photo:PTI)

Capable of hitting six on any ground, says Shivam Dube

Promoted up the order at No 3, Dube smashed 54 off 30 balls with four sixes.

09 Dec 2019 10:42 AM

Despite admitting that the maiden T20I half-century was special, India's Shivam Dube said he was not happy as the result did not go their way against West Indies. (Photo:PTI)

Maiden 50 special but not happy: Shivam Dube after India's loss vs Windies

India faced a massive eight-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in the second T20I here on Sunday.

09 Dec 2019 10:34 AM

After winning the second T20I against India, West Indies' Hayden Walsh said that the top priority for him at the moment is winning the series. (Photo:AP)

Winning series is the only goal: Hayden Walsh after levelling series against India

The visitors won the match by eight wickets against India and with this victory, they have levelled the three-match T20I series.

09 Dec 2019 10:23 AM

Ahead of the vital do or die clash against India, West Indies wicket-keeper batsman Denesh Ramdin make a stop to give match ticket and gifts to his 4-year-old fan. (Photo:Twitter)

Denesh Ramdin shows beautiful gesture towards a 4-year-old fan

Ramdin on his way to the Greenfield International Stadium for the second T20I managed to put a smile on his cute little fan's face.

09 Dec 2019 10:18 AM

Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube scored his maiden half-century in the shortest format of the game on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

All-rounder Shivam Dube registers maiden T20I 50

Dube reached the 50-run mark in the 10th over of the ongoing second T20I against West Indies. The 26-year-old player scored 50 in 27 balls.

09 Dec 2019 9:43 AM

India skipper Virat Kohli has surpassed Rohit Sharma as the leading run-scorer in the T20I format. (Photo:PTI)

Virat Kohli surpasses Rohit Sharma, becomes leading run-scorer in T20I

Kohli now has 2,563 runs in 69 innings while Rohit scored 2,562 runs in 95 innings.

09 Dec 2019 9:33 AM

Lendl Simmons guided West Indies to defeat India by eight wickets in the second T20I with nine balls to spare at the Greenfield International Stadium here on Sunday. Simmons played an unbeaten knock of 67 runs and built a match-winning partnership of 61-run with Nicholas Pooran. (Photo:PTI)

Lendl Simmons guides Windies to eight-wicket win over India in 2nd T20I

With this win, Windies levelled the series by 1-1.

09 Dec 2019 9:05 AM

As India and West Indies gear up to take on each other in the second T20I on Sunday, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard will look to achieve a batting milestone in the shortest format of the game. Pollard is just 10 runs away from smashing 1000 runs in T20 internationals. (Photo:PTI)

Kieron Pollard 10 runs away from T20I batting record

If the batsman manages to do so, he will become the fourth Windies batsmen to achieve the feat.

08 Dec 2019 3:58 PM

India’s captain Virat Kohli says his priority is to help India win matches than just play ‘slam-bang cricket’ for the sake of entertaining the crowd in the Twenty20 game. (Photo:Twitter)

Virat Kohli says he would rather finish than entertain

Kohli produced a batting masterclass in 1st T20I match against WI, smashing a career-best 94 not out to help India chase a 200-plus target.

08 Dec 2019 3:33 PM

It was on December 8, 2011, when Virender Sehwag became just the second batsman in the history of the sport to score a double century in ODIs. (Photo:AFP)

On this day, Virender Sehwag became second batsman to score 200 in ODIs

Sehwag, went on to score 219 runs against West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.

08 Dec 2019 3:19 PM

Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has slammed India's fielding performance in the first T20I against West Indies which the hosts won by six wickets. (Photo: AP)

India's sloppy fielding in first T20I against Windies invites Yuvraj Singh's wrath

In the first innings, the Indians were far from impressive on the field as Washington Sundar and Rohit Sharma dropped a few catches.

07 Dec 2019 4:06 PM

While the batting led by Virat Kohli put up a good show, the bowlers found themselves at the receiving end of some power-hitting by Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer and captain Kieron Pollard. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: India look to seal West Indies series with improved bowling performance

In the last 13 months, India have played the West Indies in six T20 Internationals with the hosts coming up trumps every single time..

07 Dec 2019 3:49 PM

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday labelled skipper Virat Kohli's performance in the first T20I of the three-match series as 'extraterrestrial'. (Photo: AFP)

R Ashwin labels Virat Kohli's performance against Windies as 'extraterrestrial'

Kohli had played a match-winning knock of 94 runs against West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday to take the side 1-0 up in the 3 match series.

07 Dec 2019 1:42 PM

After facing a six-wicket defeat at the hands of India in the first T20I, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said that bowlers bowled too many extra deliveries which benefited the hosts (Photo:AFP)

'Our bowlers let us down', says Windies captain Kieron Pollard

The hosts now lead the three-match series by 1-0 as they won the game with eight balls to spare.

07 Dec 2019 1:14 PM

KL Rahul said he is looking to make the most of the opportunities but doesn't want to worry about sealing his T20 World Cup berth. (Photo: PTI)

KL Rahul says that he wants to make most of the opportunity without worrying about T20 WC

Rahul, who was promoted as an opener in the absence of injured Shikhar Dhawan, grasped the chance with both hands by scoring a 40-ball 62

07 Dec 2019 1:01 PM

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