Ruduraj (file photo)
India coach Rahul Dravid has said that Rudraj, who did not play well in the 3rd T20I, will not be judged on the performance of Avesh Khan alone in this one T20I match.
India won the last T20 match against the West Indies by 17 runs to clinch the series 3-0.
Batting first, India scored 184/5 in Kolkata. Young batsmen Suriyakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyengar struck 91 runs for the fifth wicket with six sixes and fours. Suriyakumar Yadav hit 66 off 31 balls with 7 sixes and 1 four in the last over. Venkatesh Iyengar was unbeaten on 35 off 19 balls with 2 sixes and 4 fours. May played later. The Islands team scored only 167/9 in 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran hit 61 off 47 balls with 1 six and 8 fours. Romario Sheppard hit three sixes in the final over for 29.
With this victory, the Indian team won the T20 series 3-0. Suryakumar Yadav was selected as the Man of the Match and Man of the Series. The Indian team also shares the top spot with England in the ICC T20 rankings. Six years after February 2016, the Indian team has topped the T20 rankings.
In this situation, Rudraj Kejriwal, who was included in the Indian team, was dismissed for 4 runs in yesterday’s match. Avesh Khan, who made his T20 cricket debut, bowled 4 overs and scored 42 runs.
After the T20 series, India coach Rahul Dravid said:
T20 cricket is tough. In T20 a batter should always play aggressively. We will not judge them (Rudraj, Avesh Khan) with a few games. That is not the right way. We will continue to provide opportunities. They are in the Indian team because they played well. He said we will not evaluate their ability with a series, a game.