No opponent has ever defeated India with so many balls remaining in their innings and India has only scored as badly on six other occasions. With the series already won, captain Virat Kohli sat out the dead-rubber fixture and MS Dhoni was sidelined with a hamstring strain. Sharma said the pitch remained “a great wicket to bat on” but his batsman had failed to apply themselves because they had already won the series. He warned such an attitude could cost the second-ranked ODI team dearly at the World Cup starting in England in May. “Just because we’ve won the series doesn’t mean we can relax,” he said.

Source: Pakistan Today January 31, 2019 10:50 UTC