Gautam Gambhir slams Guwahati conditions after IND vs WI 2nd ODI. PC- AFPOn Thursday, Team India achieved the second-highest total ever in ODI history, with skipper Shubman Gill smashing his second double ton and Rohit Sharma hitting his 33rd century in the format. However, the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir wasn’t happy with the playing conditions, despite his batters going gung-ho and pulling off the highest successful ODI chase since the legendary game between South Africa and Australia at Johannesburg in 2006. Gautam Gambhir bash batting-friendly conditions in Guwahati for IND vs WIWhile defending his bowling unit, which let the West Indies post a mammoth 405/7, Gautam Gambhir criticised the conditions at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium for the IND vs WI 2nd ODI. The head coach didn't mince words and went on to mock the conditions, saying it was cricket on display, but just batting. Although he did credit the batters for breaking countless records, Gambhir also showed his softer side by coming to the defence of the Indian bowlers.Also Read: Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar Indirectly Slammed For Ignoring Rishabh Pant In ODIs"Look, if I have to be absolutely honest, I feel I think there has to be a bit of more contest between bat and ball, because I think you talk about cricket - but this is not cricket, this is only batting," Gambhir said on Star Sports after the IND vs WI 2nd ODI. "Obviously, for the records it's outstanding, for the crowd it's outstanding, for the broadcaster it's outstanding, but if you ask me as a genuine cricket fan and as a coach, because I have to have sympathy for the bowlers as well," the head coach added.Batters treated, bowlers punished during Guwahati's run-feast in IND vs WI 2nd ODIIt wasn't a day to be a bowler in the second ODI, with both Indian and West Indies bowlers getting hit in every corner of the park. Barring Kuldeep Yadav and Naman Dhir, no bowler had an economy rate below 7 RPO at Guwahati. Earlier in the day, three of the West Indies batters, John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo, slammed centuries, taking them to 405/7 - their highest-ever total in India. Chasing a momentous target of 406 runs, the India opening pair of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma never dropped a beat throughout their stand of 255 runs. The veteran opener hit his 35th century, while the Indian captain not only smacked the fastest double ton in the format but also remained unbeaten on 223. After Guwahati, the caravan will move to another batting paradise, New Chandigarh, for the third and final ODI between India and West Indies. Also Read: Jasprit Bumrah Surpasses MS Dhoni In List Of Most T20I Matches Played For India
