00:00400 has been chased for the very first time by this Indian team.
00:06What did you make of this entire chase that you witnessed at the stadium?
00:13Outstanding. It's a very, very memorable performance by the Indian batters.
00:18The Indian bowlers didn't have a good time because the pitch was such a good pitch to bat.
00:22And with the West Indies scoring 400 plus runs, their batters also batted well.
00:27Amir Jango in particular, Campbell when he opened the batting,
00:32and then Hope, the skipper, playing a captain, Denise.
00:35And then that was followed by the Indians playing some unbelievable cricket.
00:41The batting of both the teams was out of this world.
00:44Not the best time to be a bowler on a pitch as flat as this.
00:48But still, the batters have to capitalize.
00:50And the way they capitalize, more than 800 runs being scored in a game
00:55just tells you the quality of the batting.
00:58Sahih Bhai, because we were talking about Shubhman Gill,
01:02you know, is now just second on that list of most double hundreds.
01:08He's also, if I'm not mistaken, the number one ranked player in ODI cricket.
01:13Clearly, he's making this ODI format his own.
01:21Well, I mean, we all know how good he is.
01:24We've been seeing him in all formats of the game.
01:27In the IPL he scores, in the T20 he scores at a brisk grade,
01:31and at the one-day internationals.
01:34He's been absolutely superb, as well as in the test matches.
01:37And what you see about him is, you know, the grace that comes with it.
01:42Even when he locks the ball for a six, it seems so graceful.
01:46There doesn't seem to be a hammer to it.
01:48And that is why, that is what makes it even more enjoyable.
01:52And the thing about his batting is his assessment of the situation,
01:56his assessment and understanding of the bowler's strengths and weaknesses.
02:01His awareness of the field placing, that is absolutely outstanding,
02:07absolutely outstanding for a young batter like him.
02:10And the world, I think, is his oyster.
02:14He can go on to break just about every record there is,
02:17if he carries on in this manner.
02:19Rohit Sharma, you know, gets that 100.
02:21There were a bit of murmurs about the chances of him playing that 2027 World Cup.
02:27What does this 100 do to those chances?
02:32It does absolutely no harm at all.
02:35Because, in fact, the questions have been asked by people who really shouldn't be asking such questions.
02:41He scored 100 in England at Lord's as well.
02:45So we all know, look, the way he's been batting, we all know from the 2023 World Cup,
02:49totally unselfish cricketer.
02:51He wants to get the Indian team off to a flying start.
02:54And therefore, he will take chances, try and capitalize on the field restriction in the first 10 overs.
02:59And in that, he will get out.
03:01But he gets the team off to a flying start.
03:03And then if he can carry on like we've seen him at Lord's in England and over here,
03:09then he will get a big 100 and a big partnership.
03:11And which will mean that India can chase any total or can total more than 350 every time.
03:19So are you worried then with the bowlers ahead of the ODI World Cup?
03:23I mean, we're just, what, about a year away from the ODI World Cup with the kind of formal...
03:28The bunch of bowlers, are you happy with them?
03:34Not to worry.
03:35Not to worry because the pitches in South Africa will definitely be a lot more helpful for the bowlers.
03:44That's for sure.
03:45And for the quicker bowlers.
03:46We have Gumra, of course, and then who we are going to pick as his partner.
03:50That is going to be the key over the remainder of the ODIs before the team is selected.
03:55So clearly, I think that's something that will have to be worked out.
03:59But I don't think the pitches will be as good to bat on, as flat for the bowlers in South
04:06Africa.
04:06There will be something in it for the bowlers, both quick as well as the spinners.
