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Rampaul Urges West Indies Batters to Counter India Spin Threat
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News18•08-10-2026, 17:30
Rampaul Urges West Indies Batters to Counter India Spin Threat
- •West Indies bowling coach Ravi Rampaul urged his batters to rotate the strike and rely on top players of spin to counter India's attack.
- •India took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 to chase down 171 in just 14.4 overs.
- •Rampaul emphasized that players like Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope need to bat deeper into the middle overs to post challenging totals.
- •The bowling coach defended his young attack, citing a lack of international experience and inconsistency in executing game plans.
- •Rampaul also acknowledged that losing wickets in clusters during the powerplay continues to be a recurring problem for the team.
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West Indies bowling coach Ravi Rampaul urged his batters to rotate the strike and rely on their better players of spin, such as Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope, to bat longer into the innings and counter India's spin-bowling attack.
India restricted West Indies to 171 after spinners tightened the screws in the middle overs, and then captain Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 to chase down the target in 14.4 overs for a 1-0 series lead.
Rampaul attributed the bowling struggles to a lack of international experience, noting that most bowlers have not played more than 15 or 20 T20 internationals, alongside a failure to consistently execute plans under pressure.
