As India aim to clinch the T20I series against the West Indies on Wednesday, former batter Cheteshwar Pujara has urged the team not to go all guns blazing from the start in search of a total of 260-270. India will take on the West Indies in the fourth T20I in Hyderabad, aiming to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. Speaking ahead of the match, Pujara insisted that the focus should be on building small partnerships and attacking the opposition after assessing the conditions on offer.
When you lose a wicket in a T20, you just focus on 5, 10 and 15-run partnership. Also, they would have gained a lot of confidence that our bowling unit can defend 220. They don’t need to look at 250-260 all the time if they are batting first.
You respect the conditions, you respect the pitch and then look at the target,” Pujara said during an interaction on ESPNcricinfo. But I think at Hyderabad whoever wins the toss, they will still prefer to bowl first,” said Pujara. “They will have to ensure that they focus on small partnerships. If you have that, then you are delaying the next wicket fall. Pujara also noted that the Indian bowling unit would be far more confident this time after successfully defending a competitive total in the previous match. “After Indore’s game, the batters would have learnt their lessons. So, they don’t need to go too hard.
