Former Indian player turned coach Abhishek Nayar urged Team India to seal the series in the fourth T20I against the West Indies and play young Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the series finale. Team India took a commanding 2-1 series lead with a 14-run win in the third T20I in Indore.

Nayar said on Star Sports, “I would want India to go 3-1 up, and for the last game, Suryavanshi plays. So keep it simple: Go 3-1 up, wrap the series up, and let Suryavanshi play the last one.”

Abhishek Nayar also praised in-form opener Abhishek Sharma for biding his time before smashing West Indian off-spinner Roston Chase in the third T20I as well.

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“Giving yourself time is also setting yourself up for how you are going to take them down. Every single ball you take, you are also figuring out the bowler’s plans. Once Abhishek played six balls, Roston Chase, as the bowler, started chasing him. Abhishek has a reputation, and Chase is also bowling to that reputation. So once you’ve played those six balls, he is going to start following you,” said Nayar.

“There is a battle within a battle. You’ve got someone out twice, but once Abhishek played those 5 to 6 deliveries, he’s starting to preempt what Abhishek is going to do next because you’ve shown him all your deliveries that you’re going to bowl as an off-spinner. That’s what makes Abhishek Sharma special. He can go from ball one, but if required, he can take his time and put you under pressure,” he concluded.