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India face pace puzzle in second ODI against West Indies
India aim to seal the three-match ODI series against the West Indies in the second game at Guwahati on Wednesday, but an unsettled pace attack is a concern. Virat Kohli, who scored…
India aim to seal the three-match ODI series against the West Indies in the second game at Guwahati on Wednesday, but an unsettled pace attack is a concern. Virat Kohli, who scored a record 74-ball century in the opener, will be in focus after becoming the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to cross 15,000 international runs. Skipper Shubman Gill also struck a hundred as India chased 296 in under 42 overs.
The pace department looked unconvincing without Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya. Nitish Kumar Reddy, returning from injury, struggled with rhythm and conceded 18 runs from an over, allowing West Indies opener Justin Greaves to score a maiden ODI hundred. India may restore Mohammed Siraj or hand a debut to Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi. For the West Indies, Wednesday is a must-win to keep the series alive, their last ODI series win in India was in 2002.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three sources treat this as a straight preview, with sports.ndtv.com and economictimes.indiatimes.com offering identical framing: India's batting power is reassuring, but the pace attack is unsettled. Economic Times adds granular critique of Nitish Kumar Reddy's costly spell, quoting bowling coach Morkel on development, and notes the reserve in Siraj or Nabi. No source challenges India's experimental approach against weak opposition, though the pattern raises a question: will confidence from batting centuries mask bowling vulnerabilities that stronger teams could exploit? The second ODI in Guwahati on Wednesday will test whether India persists with the all-rounder experiment or reverts to specialist bowlers.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): sports.ndtv.com (neutral report), economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), sports.ndtv.com (2) (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
