This story is from February 21, 2022
West Indies
, former India opener Wasim Jaffer said that the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) all-rounder is ahead of Hardik Pandya for theT20 World Cup
consideration at this moment.Eden Gardens
. The 27-year-old finished the series as the fourth-highest run-getter with 92 runs from three matches and took two wickets as well.India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international thanks to a brilliant innings by Suryakumar Yadav at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Sunday to win the series 3-0. (PTI Photo)
West Indies will fly home without a single victory on the tour having also lost the one-day international series 0-3. (ANI Photo)
Yadav (65) walked in with India in dire straits at 66/3 at the halfway mark and he went after the bowling, smashing seven sixes -- including three in the final over -- to guide India to a competitive total of 184/5. (PTI Photo)
West Indies lost wickets cheaply at regular intervals before wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran nearly silenced the sparse crowd with his knock of 61. (ANI Photo)
Pooran and Romario Shepherd (29) scored in boundaries to give India captain Rohit Sharma cause for concern before Pooran skied a swirling catch to Ishan Kishan and Harshal Patel (3/22) cleaned up the middle order as the tourists fell short. (ANI Photo)
India were put into bat and Rohit sent Ruturaj Gaikwad in to open in his place. But he fell cheaply in the third over to Jason Holder before Ishan Kishan (34) and Shreyas Iyer (25) shared a 53-run partnership. (AP Photo)
Rohit, who came in at number four, failed to get going before his frustration spilled over and he was bowled when he went down the track trying to attack Dominic Drakes. (PTI Photo)
But Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer (35 not out) plundered 86 runs in the last five overs before the former fell to a catch in the deep off the final delivery of the innings. (AFP Photo)
Yadav was named player of the match and the series. (ANI Photo)