IND vs WI 2022: “25% of Ravi Bishnoi's T20I wickets is Rovman Powell” - Twitterati react as Indian leg-spinner runs through West Indies with figures of 4/16

Team India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi came up with a career-best figure of four for 16 as the Men in Blue crushed the West Indies by 88 runs in the final T20I of the five-match series on Sunday (August 7). Following the comprehensive victory at Lauderhill, India claimed the five-match series by a 4-1 margin.

India posted an impressive 188 for seven after winning the toss and batting first in the fifth T20I. Bishnoi then claimed four wickets in 2.4 overs as West Indies crumbled to 100 all out in 15.4 overs. The leg-spinner’s first wicket was that of big-hitting batter Rovman Powell, who was trapped lbw for nine.

It was the third time in six T20I matches that the youngster had gotten the better of Powell. The Twitterati trolled the latter over the same. Apart from Powell, Bishnoi also dismissed Shimron Hetmyer (56), Keemo Paul (0) and last man Obed McCoy (0) to bowl India to victory.

Left-arm spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav also claimed three wickets each. A superb performance by Indian bowlers marked the first instance of spinners taking all 10 wickets in an innings in a T20I match.

Here are some Twitter reactions to the fantastic effort by Bishnoi in the fifth and final T20I against West Indies:

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“I can see players playing with freedom” - Hardik Pandya reflects on series win against West Indies

India rested regular captain Rohit Sharma for the dead rubber on Sunday and instead handed the leadership responsibilities to all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

He did a great job, scoring 28 off 16 with the willow. He then rotated the bowlers, especially the spinners, smartly. Speaking after India’s win, Hardik said:

“The kind of talent the players we have and the freedom we're getting, this is the new India. I can see players playing with freedom and not worrying about failing. And when you do that, you tend to do special things.”

Hardik also explained the reasoning behind Axar opening the bowling, saying:

“I wanted to give Axar the ball early because he is used to bowling in the powerplay, he is capable of holding his own and then with the wrist spinners, I knew we could get the wickets. It's about how we can get better from here.”

Axar picked up the first three wickets to fall in West Indies’ innings. The Windies crumbled to 33 for three in five overs and could never recover from the disastrous start.