Virat Kohli begins strong after the dismissal of Dhawan

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Follow all the live cricket scores of the fourth International One Day between India and the West Indies at the Brabourne stadium via Cricketnext's live blog. Follow the live broadcast of the match on Hotstar. After defeating 43 points against Windies in the third ODI match in Pune, India, led by Virat Kohli, would look to win a win here in Mumbai. Shai Hope scored 95 in the previous match and Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar would be looking to get rid of him early in the heats. In the end, Jason Holder & Co. will work hard against India.

Three matches of the One-Day International series, and India are now fully aware that it is not the same team of Windies who abjectly surrendered to l & # 39; other. – Series of tests played before the ODI.

If it is their batting strikes in the first two outings where they totaled more than 300, that's what came out Saturday at the Stadium of the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune. Windies showed it was an equally powerful bowling unit as it defeated India, which was chasing 284, against 240 to tie 1-1. They are now going to Mumbai with renewed confidence and hope to have another good show at the Brabourne stadium.

There were a lot of signs in the third ODI that showed the Windies were no problem. They found themselves on the wrong side of the draw for the third time in a row, but they scored the first goal. Shai Hope tied for a 123 * in Visakhapatnam with another sparkling 95. He found another valuable ally in Shimron Hetmyer, who has scores of 106, 94 and 37 in all three games. This alone accounts for 487 races added by the duo out of the 926 marked by visitors to the series up to now – more than half of the total number of races.

. Be it Ashley Nurse, Captain Jason Holder or the pacer Obed McCoy, visitors found someone at various stages of the series who raised their hands at crucial moments and delivered for the team. This air of confidence was visible after the third ODI with Marlon Samuels insisting that the Windies were not only there to compete, but to win.

"I think we will take the next game even more seriously and as long as we can, be consistent in all three departments, we will look to win the next games, we are not looking to be competitive anymore, we are looking to to win, "he said.

However, they still have many problems to overcome. of the fourth crucial ODI. Hetmyer and Hope have not had the tenacity to replace him. Main players Chandrapaul Hemraj and Kieran Powell have had starts but have not yet managed to turn them into substantial elements, while Samuels and Rovman Powell have yet to have any impact on the bat.

Bowling has been good for both pacers and spinners. but they desperately need to find a way to dislodge Virat Kohli before he is ready. The scores of the Indian captain so far in this series have been 140, 157 * and 107 and what is scary is that it has not left much chance to his opponent in all three rounds. Given the fragile Indian middle order and the lack of a true multi-purpose player if the Windies bowlers manage to get rid of Kohli early, they have a good chance of reducing the hosts for a good score. inferior.

That said. Kohli shows no signs of slowing down so soon. In Pune, Kohli became the first Indian to score three centuries in a row and is ready to do four trot races in Mumbai.

Other than that, the Indian stick seemed at least sparse. Rohit Sharma, after a majestic 152 * in the first match, was fired twice cheaply, while Ambati Rayudu showed up promising in 4th place but has not yet converted the Wholesale score starts. Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant have all taken a look at the limited time spent at the fold but have often thrown it in the trash.

The biggest problem that India faces in the absence of Hardik Pandya, injured, is an all-rounder. None of their drummers can play against Bhuvneshwar Kumar, none of the other bowlers have the necessary skills with the bat. In the last game, India was fast enough at one stage, needing 112 points to win the win with seven wickets, but Pant and Dhoni succeeding each other quickly, Kohli was suddenly found stuck at the # The other end, not leaving much stick to bat. [19659004] The selectors have recruited Kedar Jadhav who is again in the team for the fourth and fifth ODI keeping in mind his skills in all areas and Kohli might want it right away in the Play XI to restore part of the game's balance. The Indian spinsters – Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav – have been quite effective, but the way Hope and Hemyer, in particular, treated them is a worrying sign for the hosts.

The only positive point for India since the last match is the impressive return of Jasprit Bumrah after the rest of the first two IDOs. He found his chain right from the start and was just as effective in the number of deaths, 4/35 in ten years. The same can not be said of his new bowling partner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, although his return to the national team after being rested during the first two games is a little harder while he scored 1/70 in his ten outs. Bumrah, however, insisted that the form of Bhuvneshwar was not a concern.

"Bhuvi got off to a good start, but sometimes things (a little angry) go towards the end, it happens, bowling to death is difficult," said Bumrah. outside. "It's not like all the bowlers had good days, we can not differentiate, he gave a few points at the end, but they hit hard."

All in all, Windies' strong performance over the last two games has brought some back into the series that, after the Test series and the first ODI, seemed unlikely.

The conditions in the Brabourne stadium are to be guessed. The last time we played at ODI here was back in 2006, the Wankhede Stadium being the preferred choice by the BCCI lately. The fourth ODI was originally scheduled to be played at the Wankhede stadium as well, but a break between the MCA and CoA regarding the new free ticket policy has prompted Brabourne Stadium to hold its first international match since 2009. beat with effects likely to come into play as the day progresses.

The Teams

India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Panti, MS Dhoni (Week), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey

Windies: Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Shadow, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (Week), Alzarri Joseph, Kieran Powell, Nurse Ashley, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Oshane Thomas and Obed McCoy.