To face questions after a team fails to defend 249 in a T20I is normal. On Friday night in Ranchi, when the world witnessed a T20I match in which the teams aggregated 500 runs for only the second time in history, it was India coach Gautam Gambhir who put on a brave face and faced the media. In a game in which batters from both sides scored 502 runs in 38.3 overs, Gambhir had special praise for a bowler.
But against dangerous teams like West Indies, we need to find a way to defend totals,” Gambhir said at the post-match press conference. “If you look at the context of the game, it ( Roston Chase ‘s spell) was a game-changing, match-winning spell. The way he changed his lines was important on this wicket.
To face questions after a team fails to defend 249 in a T20I is normal. On Friday night in Ranchi, when the world witnessed a T20I match in which the teams aggregated 500 runs for only the second time in history, it was India coach Gautam Gambhir who put on a brave face and faced the media
Mayank Yadav dropped a sitter as Sherfane Rutherford went on to score 84 in a match-winning 120-run partnership with Shai Hope (102 not out). We thought 250 was a good score, especially after taking two early wickets.
Nobody drops catches intentionally, so you cannot blame anyone for that,” Gambhir said. “The toss is not in your hands. Catches get dropped; it has happened in the past and will happen in the future. “I don’t know if there is a safe total. But credit to the West Indies for what they achieved with the bat,” he added.
