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XtraTime Web Desk: Board of Control for Cricket in India President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday heaped loads of praises on the fearless batting approach by Virat Kohli and his boys in the T20I series decider against West Indies at Wankhede stadium. The BCCI President took to twitter in praising the fearless batting of the Indian batsman and wished to see the same approach in T20 matches ahead.

Ganguly tweeted, “Not many expected India to lose a series .. win was not a surprise .. what will stand out is the fearless batting which all will see in T20 now ..play without fear .. no one plays for his place but plays to win ..well done India.”

Not many expected india to lose a series .. win was not a surprise .. what will stand out is the fearless batting which all will see in T20 now ..play without fear .. no one plays for his place but plays to win ..well done india @BCCI @imVkohli @JayShah @ImRo45

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) December 11, 2019

It was refreshing to see the mindset of the Indian opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul who took off and went after the Caribbean bowlers from the word go. They absolutely dismantled the Windies bowling attack in the first 10 overs piling 116 runs. Rohit scored 71 runs from 34 balls that included five six and 5 fours while his opening partner Rahul played a blazing knock of 91 runs from 56 balls that included 9 hits to the fence and 4 sixes . Indian captain Virat Kohli too was in a devastating mood on his way to scoring a 29 balls 70 which was studded with four boundaries and 7 towering sixes.

The power packed batting helped the hosts to pile 240 runs from 20 overs. This proved to be a steep challenge for the visitors and despite the fight shown by Kieron Pollard and Shimron Hetmyer, India clinched the match by 67 runs and bagged the series 2-1.