A scientific India outclassed West Indies by a whopping 200 runs within the third ODI to win the collection 2-1 however the lingering questions on the staff mixture forward of the World Cup remained within the horizon regardless of 4 half-centuries and a prime notch bowling effort on Tuesday. Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior professional Virat Kohli as soon as once more opted out to provide World Cup hopefuls a good go however the dominant end result is not a adequate indication that every one containers have been ticked because the staff appears removed from settled.

Shubman Gill, who has had a quiet Caribbean sojourn to date, lastly discovered some rhythm with 85 off 92 balls and his opening stand of 143 with an in-form Ishan Kishan (77 off 64 balls) set the platform for a commanding rating of 351 for five after being put into bat.

Sanju Samson (51 off 41 balls) made a compelling case to be picked as a reserve middle-order batter whereas skipper Hardik Pandya’s (52-ball-70 not out) 5 sixes and 4 boundaries added the ending flourish on an excellent batting strip.

The chase was at all times out of query and Mukesh Kumar’s (3/30 in 7 overs) three-wicket burst with some high quality seam bowling within the first Powerplay dashed West Indies’ hopes as they have been shot out for 151 in solely 35.3 overs.

Gudakesh Motie (39 not out) and Alzarri Joseph (26) delayed the inevitable with a 55-run stand for the ninth wicket.

Shardul Thakur (4/37 in 6.3 overs), Jaydev Unadkat (1/16 in 5 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/25 in 8 overs) have been additionally among the many wickets because the collection decider turned out to be a lopsided contest.

But there can be questions that can beg solutions forward of the upcoming Asia Cup and subsequent World Cup at house.

For Kishan, the efficiency on this collection will preserve him in good stead forward of Asia Cup however the greater query stays about his batting place in case KL Rahul is not match for the tourney.

The possibilities of Rohit Sharma sacrificing his place on the prime of the order to accommodate Kishan are slim.

And then if Kishan is requested to bat within the middle-order — No 4 or 5, would it not be honest to ask him to carry out at that slot straightaway? Samson, one of many contenders for the No. 4 slot in case Shreyas Iyer does not get slot in time for the World Cup, gave an excellent glimpse of his expertise and enthralled his tens of millions of followers on social media.

His innings had 4 lusty sixes — three off leg-spinner Yannic Cariah, the place he obtained his front-foot out of the way in which to hit some superb inside-out photographs.

But simply because it has been Samson’s bane, he did not convert his fourth half-century into a giant one regardless of an entire lot of time at his disposal.

Suryakumar Yadav (35) did hit his customary pick-up shot — a six behind sq. with little width to manoeuvre and likewise a slashed six off Jayden Seals however as soon as once more wasted a golden alternative to make a mark.

Hardik introduced his arrival with a picturesque off-drive and a straight six off Cariah was equally eye-pleasing. Hardik and Suryakumar added 65 runs in 8.1 overs for the fifth wicket however the latter will solely have himself in charge or not making many of the alternatives.

Not scoring a fifty in opposition to this West Indies assault can certainly come again to hunt him in case each Rahul and Shreyas Iyer get match.

Similarly in bowling division, not selecting Yuzvendra Chahal for a single recreation was barely baffling as now solely 9 matches (in the event that they play Asia Cup closing) are left earlier than World Cup begins.

With Ravindra Jadeja selecting himself as the primary spinner, there isn’t any means that Axar Patel could make it to the taking part in XI.

Similarly, Mukesh Kumar regardless of his performances at finest may very well be in listing of 5 stand-bys if Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur are picked within the squad of 15.

The fifth seamer must be a left-armer with variation and Jaydev Unadkat, regardless of his critical limitations, is more likely to be persevered with until the tip of World Cup.