5 Unnoticed records from India vs West Indies T20I series

The final T20 match ended in a dramatic fashion at Chennai, where the hosts India emerged victorious to whitewash the young Windies side 3-0. At the beginning of the series, such a scoreline would have been termed as crazy. Such is the impact of the Windies side in the shortest format. But as the series progressed, the young opposition was no match for Rohit Sharma-led side.

Kuldeep Yadav spun a web around Windies batsmen in the first match who just couldn't comprehend his variations. The second match was all about a one-man show- The Hitman. Riding on his great form, he was super clinical in his batting and helped himself to another T20I century. Chasing a big target, Windies collapsed badly and lost it 71 runs. The last match of the series was more of a redemption for Windies- playing for pride. They arrived in Chennai with the intention of winning the game at all costs.

The visitors' batting unit responded beautifully to post a huge total on the board but the bowling unit lacked experience and as a result, India won the match of the very last ball to dominate T20 powerhouse completely.

Here are 5 unnoticed records from the recently concluded T20I series.

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#1. Rohit Sharma has most consecutive International wins as skipper -12

Captaincy knocked at the doors of Rohit Sharma when he started his stint with Mumbai Indians in 2013. Since then he has proven everybody just how good a captain he is for every team he has played. He won 3 trophies for his IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians, which earned him the opportunity to captain Team India in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli.

It all started when Sri Lanka toured India in December 2017, where Rohit Sharma was named as captain. Since then Rohit Sharma has captained 20 international matches for Team India- 8 ODIs and 12 T20I.

The last time he lost the match as a captain was during Nidahas Trophy match against Sri Lanka on March 6, 2018. Since then Rohit Sharma has won 12 consecutive matches as captain ( 7 T20s and 5 ODI matches)- which is most by any captain equalling none other than his counterpart Virat Kohli.

#2. Pandya brothers became second sibling pair to represent India in T20Is

In the year 2007, the inaugural edition of T20 World Cup tournament was held in South Africa. The squad for this world cup featured two brothers in Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan. They became the first pair of brothers to represent India in T20Is.

Hardik Pandya's injury earlier this year has meant that there is a vacant spot, one that could be filled by an all-rounder in the limited overs side. The selectors showed faith in Krunal Pandya considering his performances for India A.

As a result, elder brother Krunal was named in the T20 squad for 3-match series against Windies. He got his debut cap straightaway from skipper Rohit and hence joined the list of Pathan brothers to become second sibling pair to play for India. Interestingly both pairs are from Baroda.

#3. Rohit Sharma became the first captain to register two T20I tons

Since the Champions Trophy 2013, Rohit Sharma has redeemed himself as a batsman and also as a cricketer.

The change in batting position worked wonders for him. Since 2013, he has scored 23 centuries in limited overs cricket for India (19 in ODIs and 4 in T20I) at an ODI average of 60 and a T20I average of 35. We can't forget 3 double centuries in this period. In the last five years, Rohit Sharma has taken himself to a whole new level in world cricket.

In the recently concluded T20I series, Rohit Sharma has scored his 4th T20I century- the most by any player in the format. He overtook Colin Munro of New Zealand who has 3 T20I centuries to his name. In the process, he also became the first captain ever to score two centuries in T20I when he scored an unbeaten 111 in the second T20 against Windies in Lucknow.

#4. Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian player to get dismissed in the 90s twice

The 3rd T20 match at Chennai was a last ball thriller. Windies had posted a very good total of 182 on the board. India managed to win it courtesy the brilliance of Shikhar Dhawan with the bat. When captain Rohit Sharma got out early, it was his partner Dhawan who stuck in there to win the match for India. He along with Rishabh Pant played beautifully to take India closer towards the victory with a 100 run partnership.

However, he couldn't score a century as he was out for 92 trying to win the match with a maximum. Therefore, Dhawan became the first Indian player to get dismissed in the 90s twice in all three formats of the game. That is indeed a rare feat by Shikhar Dhawan. The southpaw would love to bring in a change of fortunes and count upon the opportunity in the upcoming T20I series vs Australia.

#5. Rohit Sharma registers most T20I wins as skipper in first 12 games

Rohit Sharma achieved a few rare feats as captain during his 3-0 whitewash over West Indies in recently concluded T20I series. India beat Windies by 6 wickets in the final T20I to complete the clean sweep.

With that Rohit Sharma became the first Indian captain to win 2 T20I series by a 3-0 margin overtaking the former captain MS Dhoni and current captain Virat Kohli.

Also, it was Rohit's 11th win in his 12 T20Is as captain. The most by any captain in first 12 matches. In the process, he overtook Shoaib Malik of Pakistan, Michael Clarke of Australia, Asghar Stanikzai of Afghanistan, and Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan who had won 10 of their first 12 games as captain.

At this rate, Rohit Sharma is set to take Team India to greater heights with his captaincy and batting form.