Updated August 7th, 2019 at 08:58 IST
India vs West Indies: Deepak Chahar steamrolls through Windies to pick up career best figures of 3-4
Indian pacer Deepak Chahar clocked his best figures in T20I against West Indies on 6 August, as India went on to whitewash the West Indies to seal the T20 series by 3-0. India chased down the target of 147 runs set by the Windies with five balls to spare, owing to a dynamic partnership between skipper Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
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Indian pacer Deepak Chahar clocked his best figures in T20I against West Indies on 6 August, as India went on to whitewash the West Indies to seal the T20 series by 3-0. India chased down the target of 147 runs set by the Windies with five balls to spare, owing to a dynamic partnership between skipper Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
Deepak Chahar steams through the Windies
The youngster bowled an extremely economical spell of three overs in which he picked up three wickets and conceded a mere four runs. Chahar got rid of openers Ewin Lewis, Sunil Narine, and the troublesome Shimron Hetmeyer.
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Virat Kohli all praise for Chahar
The skipper compared him to senior pro-Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
"Deepak is similar to Bhuvi. With the new ball, Deepak's skill is up there with Bhuvi. Bhuvi however has more experience at th death. Swing has been his (Deepak) USP in the IPL too. He is really lethal with the new ball - puts the batsmen in real trouble," the skipper was all praise.
India win T20 series, march on to ODIs
A 3-0 whitewash is certainly satisfactory and the skipper would like to carry on the momentum into the ODI series.
"It was a clinical performance. We wanted to try out players but priority was to win games. Deepak was great, Bhuvi professional as always. The wicket over here was much better than the one in Miami. West Indies got to a decent total because of the wicket, but we were professional with both ball and bat," the skipper added.
The skipper dubbed the Windies ODI side as a stronger outfit and would want his side to maintain the consistency.
"We want to be as professional as possible in the ODIs and Tests. We want results, to win games of cricket. The Windies ODI team is even stronger, so it will be hard work, but we will try to have fun as a team for a month."
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Published August 7th, 2019 at 08:44 IST