India vs Windies | ODI series could be one-sided as well, believes Sunil Gavaskar
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Sunil Gavaskar has predicted that the ODI series between India and Windies, which is starting today, will be a one-sided affair much like the Test series that India won 2-0. Gavaskar has cited the lack of the experienced players in the Windies team as the reason for his prediction.
After the drubbing in the recently concluded Test series, Sunil Gavaskar strongly feels that Windies could have matched their Indian counterparts in the limited overs formats. However, with the likes of Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell among others missing from the squad, Gavaskar has predicted the visitors suffering a similar fate as they did in the Test series owing to the strength that India possess in limited overs cricket.Ā
"The Windies have a chance to do better in the limited-overs series but here again their best players are either at home or playing in some franchise cricket somewhere in the world. This is an issue that needs world cricket to ponder about, for the game needs the Windies flair and style that excites and thrills like no other. India, of course, can only play the team that's out in the park and they would want to keep the winning rhythm going. The old saying 'practice makes perfect' applies not just to individuals but also to teams and practising winning can be habit forming," Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column for
India completely outplayed the Windies in the Test series where the hosts ran out 2-0 winners in comprehensive fashion winning the first Test by an innings and 272 runs before sealing the two-match series with a ten-wicket win in Hyderabad. The series was so lopsided that the Windies truly challenged the Indians in just one session over the two Tests - in the morning session of the second Test.
"The Test series was a damp squib, and except the morning session on Day Three of the second Test, the Indians had no pressure at all. They were coasting at all times. Despite the odd failure, the team effort was so massive that the once mighty Windies looked out of depth. Before Indians start rejoicing in this, they better hark back to the 1960s when many of their teams also lost in three days and with similar margins against the West Indies and some others too," Gavaskar added.Ā
