Shai Hope's 162* off 143 balls smashed West Indies past India for a 5‑wicket triumph in Chandigarh, snapping the All‑India team's bid for a clean sweep.
Rohit Sharma finished the series with 32, 101 and 92, while Virat Kohli scored 139*, 29 and suffered a golden duck – a stark reminder that even the best can falter.
The four‑day Indian summer has dimmed, but the next chapter is bright. From October 22 to November 8 India flies to New Zealand for five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests. The first ODI will take place at Eden Park on November 4.
Rohit, ranked fourth in the ICC ODI batting list, has played 14 ODIs in New Zealand, racking up 437 runs in 13 innings, including four fifties but no century yet. Kohli, meanwhile, has 596 runs from 13 ODIs there, with one century and four fifties.
Though the BCCI senior men’s selection committee hasn’t officially announced the squad, both veterans are certain to feature in the ODI side, a decision that will give India a seasoned core on unfamiliar pitches.
With the T20I series already underway, the focus shifts to the ODI leg – a chance for Rohit and Kohli to prove their mettle abroad and for India to claw back the series deficit on foreign soil.