World Cup 2019: Virender Sehwag disappointed with India's defensive approach against Windies spin

If India had played 152 dot balls against Afghanistan, the run-less delivery count was 163 in this game

The Men in Blue were bogged down once again by the spinners in their World Cup 2019 fixture against West Indies on Thursday. Believed to be good players against the spinners, the approach of Indian batters against Windies spinner Fabien Allen was a little hard to digest. Allen conceded 34 runs from his first five overs, but in his second spell he was able to bog down the Indian batsman and he just went for 18 runs in his second spell. However, the fifties from Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni guided India to a score of 268 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted fifty overs. After the Indian innings ended, former opener Virender Sehwag voiced his concern related to the side's defensive batting approach. "Rashid Khan had gone for 25 in 4 overs, gave away only 13 in his next 6 and today Fabian Allen had given 34 in 5 overs, only 18 in next 5. Can't be so defensive against the spinners," Sehwag tweeted. Here’s the post:

Rashid Khan had gone for 25 in 4 overs , gave away only 13 in his next 6 and today Fabian Allen had given 34 in 5 overs, only 18 in next 5. Can't be so defensive against the spinners.

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 27, 2019

Moreover, if India played 152 dot balls against Afghanistan, the run-less delivery count was 163 in this game. If India goes on to win their match against West Indies, they will have 11 points from six points and they will most likely be through to the knock-out stage of the tournament.