India, Nov. 5 -- In September-October, when India hosted the West Indies over three ODIs, we witnessed run-fests. Needing 296 to win, India won the first game with 50 balls to spare. In the second game of the series, India became the second team in history to chase down 400 or more. During the course of his 223, India captain Shubman Gill scored the then fastest double century off 117 balls.

Then in the last game, the West Indies chased down 352 in another high-scoring contest. There was no relief for bowlers all through the series.

Two medium pacers Auqib Nabi and Anshul Kamboj made their ODI debuts in that series and had a baptism by fire. Nabi returned figures of 0/84 in 8.5 overs in Guwahati, while Kamboj, in the next game, gave awa...