Definitely not looking at those numbers (captaincy record). Have ticked a lot of boxes in this series. Whatever we wanted to get out of this series, we pretty much got. Noise will be around as long as we're playing. People look up to us, everybody watches us. As players, as individuals, we know what we need to focus on. Outside noise doesn't bother the dressing room. Said it in the last game as well - never seen something like that in India (Prasidh's spell). Good to have someone who can hit the deck and get that bounce. Although I didn't feel like this was Indian conditions, it was good to see the fast bowlers actually. Was also impressed with Siraj. And then Shardul and Deepak did the job for us. Both Kuldeep and Chahal are crucial players for us. Especially Kuldeep. Chahal was very much in the plans and Kuldeep went off the radar. It was important to get him back slowly. Important to give them that confidence. We start expecting things earlier than expected, important to give them some cushion. Pretty sure we'll see them together soon. That was the biggest takeaway for us - the middle order batting. Today was again a great game for the middle order. We were 40/3. For me that's the biggest takeaway.
Now that I've been practising a lot - played a few VH games as well - so there's a lot of overs in me. Anything going to the keeper and to the slips - I love that. Quite nice to see the ball getting the carry. Glad that there are people behind who aren't going to miss the opportunity. Ball flying to the keeper - something every fast bowler wants. The kind of guys we have in the team are very good, we've been learning off each other. Still being grounded that way. Been a team effort.
Life was tough for me in the last couple of months. Had Covid. Was tough. I'm flexible to bat at any number. But given the current situation, four is a good number. Pressure situation like today, I thrive on it. Today's situation - I had to play off the new ball. You need to have really good skills. There's a rhythm you have to set for your innings. It's not easy.
Must say congratulations to India. Way we bowled in the series was wonderful. Have a lot of work to day in 50 overs. Way the guys bowled in the last two games was fantastic. Have a lot of work to put in in the longer formats.
It's (dropped catches) a part and parcel of the game, my focus was to hit the right areas. My plan was to hit the back of a length area against Odean Smith. Eventually it proved to be right as I got him out. I try to confuse the batters with the outswinger, but the seam up delivery is my wicket taking delivery.
The preparation was good coming into this game. Will try to improve in the upcoming games. There were a lot of overs remaining when I went in to bat today. The pacers were extracting some good pace and bounce, so I tried to target the spinners. This pitch was different, so you had to hit the right areas. If you don't have variations, things are easier for the batters. So I think like a batter and bowl accordingly on the field.
STAT: 11th win in 13 ODIs in charge for Rohit Sharma - most by an Indian captain surpassing Virat Kohli's 10 wins. Only CLive Lloyd, Inzamam-ul-Haq & Misbah-ul-Haq have had more wins at the same point in their captaincy career (12 wins each)
* Most successive defeats overseas for WI: 11 between 2019-22 | 9 between 1999-20 | 8 between 2009-10
* Most wickets for India in first 7 ODIs: 18 P Krishna | 16 A Agarkar/ J Bumrah | 15 Praveen Kumar | 14 N Hirwani/ Zaheer Khan/ R Ashwin
That's it! India (265) crush West Indies (169 in 37.1 overs) by 96 runs to complete the 3-0 series whitewash
WI 169/9 after 37 overs | India need one wicket to win
OUT! Siraj strikes to dismiss Walsh (13) | WI 169/9 in 36.2 overs
Sundar to Joseph | SIX! WI 167/8 in 35.2 overs
Siraj to Joseph | DROPPED! WI 160/8 in 34.4 overs
WI 159/8 after 34 overs, need 107 more to win
Chahar to Joseph | FOUR! WI 155/8 in 31.5 overs
* 150 comes up for West Indies in 31 overs - 150/8 (Alzarri Joseph 16* & Hayden Walsh 12*)
Sundar to Walsh | FOUR! WI 142/8 in 28.1 overs
Bowling change: Washington Sundar comes into the attack for the first time | WI 138/8 after 28 overs, need 128 more to win (Alzarri Joseph 12* & Hayden Walsh 6*)
Krishna to Joseph | SIX! WI 132/8 in 26 overs
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