India vs West Indies 2019: 3 things we learned from the T20I series

#2. India’s fielding needs significant improvement

India dropped too many catches against West Indies

Although India went on to win the series 2-1, their fielding effort, particularly in the first two games, was abysmal. While they got away despite dropping a few catches in the opening T20I at Hyderabad -- including three in a row -- due to Kohli's heroics, the hosts were made to pay heavily at Thiruvananthapuram.

In the second game, two catches were put down in the fifth over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, with both Windies openers Simmons and Lewis getting a reprieve each. Washington Sundar dropped a sitter at mid-off when Simmons was on 6. Two balls later, Rishabh Pant dived to his left, but failed to hold on to a catch from Lewis. He was 16 then.

Simmons went on to register an unbeaten 67 while Lewis scored 40 for the second consecutive match. By the time Shreyas Iyer dropped Nicholas Pooran in the 17th over, the match was well beyond India’s reach.

There was a missed chance at Mumbai as well. However, their catching overall was much better.

There is a lot of scope for improvement in this department. As Kohli admitted after the loss at Thiruvananthapuram, they are not going to win any games, irrespective of the total on the board, if they field like they did in the 2nd T20I.