India vs WI, 3rd ODI: Loads of problems and plenty of lessons to learn for India

5. Failure to dominate the West Indies spinners

Samuels the bowler made a telling blow to India's fortunes by removing Kohli

The Indian batsmen simply failed to dominate the West Indies spinners and allowed them to settle into a nice rhythm to bowl at them. The three spinners bowled a total of 23.4 overs and took 5 wickets among them giving away just 107 runs. Nurse took the wickets of left-handers Dhawan and Pant.

Marlon Samuels, who had a quiet series thus far, made a significant contribution to the outcome of the match by taking the all-important wicket of Kohli.

The Indian batsmen, who are reputed to be the best against spinners, always struggle against quality spin. In England, they didn’t have any clue against Moeen Ali. In the Asia cup too, they struggled against the spinners of Afghanistan.

Though Samuels and Nurse are not in the same league, they succeeded in tying down the Indian batsmen which resulted in wickets.

The Indian batsmen should never allow the Windies spinners to settle down. They should try to upset the rhythm of the spinners in going after them from the beginning. They should use their feet to come down the pitch to play attacking shots against the spinners. The sweep shot is another better option.