Muristek
Kolkata, February 19
With the series sealed, India have the liberty to experiment in the third and final T20I against West Indies here tomorrow.
6 India have won six consecutive T20I series at home. The last series they lost was 2-0 to Australia in February 2019.
1Yuzvendra Chahal needs one more wicket to become India's sole highest wicket-taker in T20Is. He is currently joint on top with Jasprit Bumrah.
Since Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been given a 10-day break, the hosts are set to finally include the gifted Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the playing XI. Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, India secured their third successive series win with an eight-run win over West Indies on Friday.
The time is ripe for Sharma to try out new options, beginning with the search of a reserve opener. In the absence of KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan has failed to impress at the top of the order and his place could be given to the talented Gaikwad, who has been warming the bench until now. In the middle-order, Iyer will replace Kohli, who has been given a much-needed break ahead of his landmark 100th Test. Kohli will also miss the T20I series against Sri Lanka. —