India vs Windies | We have learnt a lot from the series, asserts Stuart Law

11/02/2018

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Windies coach Stuart Law has stated that despite losing the ODI series against India, the five matches did not go without their share of learnings for his boys. After facing a clean sweep in the two match Test series earlier, the Windies have now lost the five match ODI series 1-3 against India.

A final ODI in Kerala was ended in half-a-day by India as they bowled out the Windies for a lowly total of 104 runs and then chased the score in under 15 overs. With that win, India pocketed the ODI series 3-1 having sealed the Test series 2-0 last month. After the series loss the West Indies’ coach Stuart Law felt that it was a huge learning curve for all his players.

“We had players pull out before the tour started. It wasn’t planned the way it was. But the youngsters that came in got the opportunity at the top of the order. I would have thought that playing here in India, on some of the batting paradises we have seen, there would have been a few more runs scored. As you saw in game two and game three, we have learnt a lot. If we have not, we have done injustice. It is time to put that learning into action,” Law said to HT.

Thought the Windies lost the ODI series, there were a few positives from the series for them. On the batting front, Shimron Hetmyer was a revelation for them with his explosive batting in first two ODIs showing some hope for the future. Apart from him, Shai Hope also came good and drew them the second ODI almost single handedly scoring a century.

“Shai hope has showed his class and skill and as has young Hetmyer. They scored heavily in a couple of games which is good to see,” he said. “Jason Holder still proves he is one of our better batsmen and also one of our better bowlers. (Obed) McCoy, who was due to play the game but pulled out this morning due to a side injury, is still raw, learning his craft and (has) showed some promise. Oshane Thomas showed some real pace in swinging the ball.”

As with every other discussion in cricket these days, Stuart Law too veered his focus towards the upcoming Cricket World Cup which begins next year in May.

“Although a few players are bound to get a go-ahead for the quadrennial event, others need to set the bar higher with several senior and well-established players set to come back. Although the youngsters have the required skill set, they still need to work on their temperament and learn to make decisions under pressure”, Law added.

With the Test and ODI series completed the journey for both teams now moves to the shortest format of the game. India and Windies will play three T20s starting with the first one on November 4 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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