India's fielding and death bowling needs to improve - Shubman Gill

Even though India won the series against West Indies, Captain Shubman Gill said that there are still areas for improvement in ODIs. Prior to next year's World Cup, he specifically mentioned their fielding and death bowling as concerns.

Gill stated during the presentation, "I feel sometimes we are not really clear whether we are attacking or defending, especially when we are bowling in the death overs." "One-dayers] is such a game, if the opposition is five or six down, you are never really sure what fields to take, whether we are going for the death too early or we are still, you know, bowling kind of like middle overs," Gill said. I believe these are some areas in which we absolutely need to improve."

In this series, India were without Jasprit Bumrah (on duty for the Asian Games) and Hardik Pandya (injured), and they won't play many games until the 2027 World Cup. Coach Gautam Gambhir mentioned this, and the selection of the Xis seemed to indicate that the team was more interested in finding options than winning games.

Only one of the three games was played by Mohammed Siraj, and even in that one, he did not bowl in the dying stages at all. In the final ten overs in New Chandigarh, debutants Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, and even offspinner Naman Dhir bowled. Auqib Nabi, a rookie, helped West Indies squeeze West Indies in the back end in Guwahati (relatively speaking, in a game in which 405 played 406). Bowlers from both sides took a beating in conditions that were rarely in their favour but the experience gained might perhaps be worth it come next October. The back-ups are aware of their location. The front-runners are retracing their steps.

India chose to bat first on Saturday, falling to 4 for 2, but still managed to score 351. As he evaluated the team's performance throughout the three games, Gill stated, "Decently pleased [with the progress]." "However, I believe there are still some areas that need to be improved; I believe our fielding could be much better. We lost six or seven catches overall in the series, which is not a good sign heading into the World Cup. You want to have excellent fielding."

Despite the fact that West Indies were able to wrest back control and India were penalized for a slow over rate following the 46th over, Gill admitted that he was "happy" with the total he had on the board. Instead of the usual five, they had to bowl the final few deliveries with just four fielders on the fence.

Gill stated, "I think the game was in control." "However, knowing that we were four overs behind with this, I believe they took the game away from us in the final over. I think the game might have gone to the final over if, you know, we hadn't run out of overs.

Gill was named Player of the Series for his 334 runs, which included an unbeaten double-century in a successful chase of 406 runs. However, he admitted that he was disappointed that he didn't get to bat on Saturday. He missed a Jayden Seales pass to Shai Hope, who dived full stretch to his left to make a one-handed catch, and he was kicked out early.

He stated, "I mean, you're always disappointed whenever you get out early, but I think today I don't think there could have been much that I would have done on that ball." He was referring to the fact that he lost early.