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Hardik Pandya-led Indian team suffered a second straight defeat against West Indies in the five-match T20I series, going 0-2 down after the hosts clinched victory over Men in Blue by two wickets on Sunday.

After the loss, the former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad called out Hardik and Co, claiming the current performance of the team in T20Is a cause of concern.

 

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“Very very ordinary. No point in brushing it aside. After the 2007 T20 World Cup, IPL started and we haven’t won a T20 World Cup in 7 attempts since, making only 1 final. The intensity and hunger to win need to be far more. Yesterday after Yuzi took 2 wickets in the 16th…” Prasad tweeted on Monday.

He also questioned the team's game plan and tactics in the second game in Guyana for not allowing the leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl the final over of his quota despite his late effort to bring India back in the game with a couple of wickets off his three overs.

“And Yuzi got India back into the game in what was his third over and West Indies 8th down and he didn’t bowl again and No 9 and 10 for WI found the pacers easy to handle. Should be smarter at these moments than just doing textbook stuff,” he added.

Earlier, Prasad had criticised the team's performances in the white-ball formats as he continued to remain active in looking for the loopholes and mistakes committed by the Men in Blue.

After winning the toss, India opted to bat first and set the hosts a target of 153 runs on the back of Tilak Varma's 41-ball 51 who smashed his maiden T20I fifty in just his second game for the Indian team.

 

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However, the West Indies team, led by Nicholas Pooran's impressive 67 off 40 balls, chased down the target with seven balls to spare.

It was the first time since 2016, Windies managed to beat a side in the back-to-back T20I games as they will be looking to seal the series when they take field in the third T20I on Tuesday, August 8.