'It was not cricket': Gautam Gambhir slams lifeless Guwahati pitch after 811 runs scored between India and West Indies
India, Oct. 1 -- Five centuries, including a record double hundred from Shubman Gill, powered a run-fest in Guwahati, where 811 runs were scored -- the third-highest match aggregate in an ODI -- as India beat the West Indies by eight wickets on Wednesday to seal the three-match series.
But the glut of runs did not impress India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who pointed to the lack of a balanced contest between bat and ball.
A total of 807 runs were conceded by the bowlers across the two teams, also the third-highest in ODI history. The contest was particularly harsh on the fast bowlers. All of India's pace options conceded at more than nine runs an over, for just three wickets. For the West Indies, all four pacers had economy rates above e...
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