India vs West Indies, 4th ODI: Who Said What

In a highly one-sided affair at Brabourne, India proved too good for the Windies as they went about their business with ease. After winning the toss, hosts posted a huge total to rule out the opposition only after the first innings of the match.

After a steady start at the top order, Indian batting came to the fore to decimate Windies during their ballistic effort. Riding on the back of tons by Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu, home team saw Windies with a mountainous task in hand. The duo's 4th-wicket partnership of over 200 runs propelled the men in blue to a mammoth 377 on their fifty overs.

In reply, Windies were no match for the Virat-led side as they got bundled out for a paltry score of 153 runs. The batting unit put up a disappointing show with the bat and made it tough for the others to follow. In the end, India took an important lead in the series by registering an astounding win by 224 runs as they go 2-1 up before heading to Thiruvananthapuram for the final ODI of the series.

Here's a look at some of the reactions after India's astonishing win over West Indies:

Virat Kohli, India captain: Yes, ticked all the boxes. Clinical games in all departments. Got into a rhythm. We are known to bounce back and it was another example. Rayudu has taken his chance with both hands. We need to back him till the 2019 WC. He reads the game well, so we are happy that someone intelligent is batting at number four. Khaleel was good with pitching it in the right areas, making the ball talk, and swinging it both ways.

Rohit Sharma, Man of the Match: I've been doing some slip-catching for a while. I can hear Virat laugh there. Good to get some catches, and it is important to hold those catches. Especially if you're fielding in the slips for Kuldeep, it isn't easy to read his hands. It is important to know when he was going to bowl that googly and it's important to be ready for it. Very clinical right from the start. After losing two wickets, I had mentioned about having a big partnership and that was a game-changing one. These partnerships help us stay in the game for longer and get big totals. Rayudu and I did that in the middle. Heartening to see the way we bowled. It was a long time coming, this kind of performance from the bowlers. The spinners were spinning it, the pacers were swinging it, so all is well.

Jason Holder, WI captain: We didn't play well enough today. We allowed them to score too many. Lost wickets up front, and didn't bat well enough. Didn't get enough momentum. You try not to get run-out, you try to build a partnership up front, and that didn't happen. We had to do a lot to rebuild, but that never happened.

Khaleel Ahmed: It was there in my mind that there would be some moisture in the wicket given that we would bowl under lights and I would try to swing it. Once I got my line, I tried to persist with it. I am working on my bowling with Bharat Arun sir since I have been with the Indian team. I have been practicing a lot and implemented it today. I was bringing it into him (Samuels) and then all of a sudden I bowled the out-swinger to trap him. I appeal sometimes out of excitement and also feel that I am having the batsman under pressure.

Twitter Reactions:

Sachin Tendulkar

Rang the bell 🔔 at Brabourne Stadium to inaugurate the 4th ODI between India & Windies. Always a blessing to go on the ground and get some grass on my shoes. 😊 Best wishes to both teams for the game today. #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/BPYINtyqQP

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 29, 2018

Virender Sehwag

Good win for India. Rohit was a treat to watch , so was Rayudu and good effort from the bowlers. Khaleel Ahmed was very clever today. Now Thiruvanathpuram with the series open #IndvWI

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 29, 2018

Boria Majumdar

The defeat had hurt. Collective effort. Well played Team India. Literally. And @ImRo45 was special.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) October 29, 2018

Gaurav Kapur

Rohit Sharma beats the Windies #INDvsWI

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) October 29, 2018

ICC

India tear through Windies to go 2-1 up!Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav take three each to dismiss the visitors for 153 after Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu centuries set up a massive 224-run win!#INDvWI scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/M5qoG8FbvS pic.twitter.com/6w7sSHO0uP

— ICC (@ICC) October 29, 2018

Harsha Bhogle

Khaleel Ahmed has been more impressive today than at any other time I have seen him because he is swinging the ball back into the right hander. Makes a huge difference to the way a batsman approaches the bowler when there is swing

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 29, 2018

Mohandas Menon

India's...*third biggest win (by runs) in ODIs.*biggest win (by runs) at home in ODIs.*biggest win (by runs) against a Test side in ODIs. #IndvWI

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 29, 2018

VVS Laxman

Clinical performance by India, today. Was good to see the bowlers stepping up as well and was particularly happy to see the spell from young Khaleel after top knocks from Rohit and Rayudu earlier #IndvWI

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 29, 2018

Mohammad Kaif

A good all-round performance today by India. Khaleel Ahmed was brilliant in that spell and being a left-armer can become the third seamer for the world cup. Rayudu at 4 and Khaleel as third seamer might be few of the gaps that are needed to be filled #IndvWI

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 29, 2018

Harbhajan Singh

Well done @RayuduAmbati top inn.. keep going 🏏✅ #INDvsWI

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 29, 2018

Aakash Chopra

That was convincing. I mean Rohit defeating Windies by 9 runs. Enough said. 😊🙏🙌 #IndvWI

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 29, 2018

Rajneesh Gupta

Indian players scoring more than opposition's all out total in an ODI:Sachin Tendulkar v Namibia, 2003Yuvraj Singh v Bangladesh, 2003Mohammad Kaif v Zimbabwe, 2005Rohit Sharma v Sri Lanka, 2014Rohit Sharma v West Indies, Tonight#INDvWI

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) October 29, 2018

Umang Pabari

India's biggest win at home in ODIs by runs.

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 29, 2018