India vs West Indies: Young Indian batters should adopt fearless approach in 2nd T20I, says Abhinav Mukund

After failing in a 150-run chase and losing the first T20I against West Indies by four runs, India will look to stage a comeback in the five-match series with a victory in the second match at the National Stadium in Guyana on Sunday. Abhinav Mukund, JioCinema expert, feels India should not worry too much about the loss in the opener and focus on the immediate job at hand. “India are playing a young team and playing this format after a long time. There’s a new batting order in place and no senior players in the side like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. No (Jasprit) Bumrah and (Mohammed) Shami with the ball, too. I don’t see it as too much of a concern,” said Mukund. IND vs WI: Batters in focus with an eye on T20 World Cup “They approached the first game well, made a few mistakes but overall, I feel if they have the right approach, they will come out as the winning side. It’s too early to read into the result as something of a defeat because it was a game of close margins. I feel India will bounce back strongly as they have a good side,” he added. So should India’s top order change its approach in this game? “India’s batting approach was based on the conditions in Trinidad. The pitch was slow and it wasn’t offering too much for stroke-making. For the 2nd T20I, we are expecting another slow batting surface, but we expect someone like an Ishan Kishan to go big, someone like a Tilak Varma, who started off really well, and maybe even someone like Suryakumar Yadav, to play a few big shots. You would expect a fearless approach from the young batters in the 2nd T20I,” explained Mukund. IND vs WI: LIVE streaming and TV channel The former India opener also feels India should stick to the bowling unit that played in Trinidad. “In the bowling department, I don’t see too many changes. With Hardik Pandya bowling four overs, that doesn’t give the option of bringing in another medium pacer. Mukesh Kumar was exceptional at the death and I feel he will get to play this game. Arshdeep Singh was a little under-cooked but he came back strongly. You don’t see too many changes in bowling,” said Mukund. Catch all the action from the 2nd T20I of India’s Tour of the West Indies on Sunday, August 6, 8:00 PM onwards, LIVE on JioCinema