New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir has reiterated the importance of an even competition between bat and ball in the shortest format. Gambhir's comments come in the aftermath of India's six-wicket loss to West Indies in the second T20I in Ranchi on Friday.

West Indies chased down a target of 250 with six wickets and nine deliveries to spare, thus levelling the five-match T20I series 1-1. The manner of India's defeat on Friday has reignited the debate of a fair contest between bat and ball in limited-overs formats.

In September, after the second ODI in Guwahati against West Indies wherein India chased down 406, Gambhir had criticised the flat nature of the pitch, stating that it was a batting-only contest between the tw...