St Kitts, Aug. 2 (UNA): India captain Rohit Sharma said he has no regrets about picking rookie tailor Avish Khan ahead of veteran Bhoveneshwar Kumar to lead the final against West Indies after losing five wickets in the second Twenty20 International match of the day. Monday.
Obid McCoy of the West Indies made it 6-17 while India was swinging for 138 with two balls remaining in the innings.
Stylish bowling has brought India back into the competition, with the West Indies needing 10 runs short of their last, Reuters reports.
Bhuvneshwar, famous for his mastery of death, still had two ahead, but Rohit handed the ball to Avesh instead.
Avesh, who debuted in India earlier this year, started with no-ball, and Odean Smith took one of them.
Devon Thomas hit the next delivery, a free kick, for a six and followed it with a four while the West Indies prevailed with four balls remaining to settle the five-game series 1-1.
Rohit said he wanted to test the depth of bowling in India with a focus on the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
“We know what ‘Bhuvi’ does to us, he’s been doing it for years. Unless you give chances to guys like Avesh and Arshdeep (Singh) you’ll never know.
“They have the skills and the talent and it’s all about supporting them. I’m really proud of the bowlers and the team.”
Bowling coach Paras Mambre hopes the series will help India decide which bowling attack to deploy in Australia.
“It’s all part of our preparations for the World Cup,” Mambri told reporters.
“We are looking at the different options we have and giving opportunities to young people to see who is doing the work for us.”