Absence of most of the senior players, absence of the regular captain or the vice captain, no star performances - and yet, once again, the 3rd string Indian side pulled off the 4th consecutive victory of the tour beating a helpless Windies by 3 wickets, to win the 5 match series 3-0 (the first victory was in the one off T20 encounter).
With most of the seniors missing, this tour has been a god-sent opportunity for players like Badrinath, Shikhar Dhavan, and Rohit Sharma to come into their own. And they are not letting the country down!
India had the WI on the mat at 96-7 before Russell's unbeaten 92 off 64 balls lifted West Indies to a competitive 225-8 off 50 overs. India got off to a bad start, with most of the top order going down to poor shot selection and careless batting, before Rohit Sharma steadied the ship with an unbeaten 86. He got good support from Harbhajan (41) and Praveen Kumar (25 no) down the order, and led India to victory with 22 balls to spare. And this is where this Indian team is proving to be the real champions - a never say die, never give up attitude that has rescued us from certain defeat umpteen times in the past few months.
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