Virat Kohli mighty pleased, Rishabh Pant ecstatic as India complete series sweep Vs West Indies

New Delhi, Nov 12: India captain Virat Kohli was mighty pleased with Team India's clean sweep over West Indies in the three-match T20I series. The Men In Blue - who were being led by Kohli's deputy Rohit Sharma - in the absence of the 30-year-old hardly missed their regular captain in the series.

India defeated West Indies by 6 wickets in the third and final Twenty20 international played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Chasing a target of 182, Shikhar Dhawan and young Rishabh Pant scored their highest total in T20Is as India came out victorious in a last-ball thriller.

Dhawan (92) and Pant (58) were the stars for the hosts in their last international game at home in the year 2018. Dhawan was awarded the man of the match for his match-winning knock while chinaman Kuldeep Yadav - who was rested for the third and final T20I - was adjudged the man of the series for picking up 5 wickets in two games.

Rohit Sharma - the stand-in captain became the only Indian skipper to complete two 3-0 T20I clean sweeps. The Mumbaikar - who is the only batsman to have slammed 4 T20I tons - had previously led the Team India to a 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka in December 2017.

Kohli - who had a phenomenal ODI series against the Windies - was given a break from the T20I series. The run machine was never really missed by the home team as the young and relatively inexperienced Indian side were still too good for the visitors.

Kohli took to his Twitter handle congratulate his teammates for another emphatic series triumph.

"Great show by the boys to claim another series. Big congratulations to all the boys, the support staff and everyone part of the unit! #IndvWI @BCCI," tweeted Kohli on Monday (November 12).

With the T20I series, India completed the series sweep against the Windies as well as they had already won the Test and ODI series against the tourists.

Not just Kohli, even the stand-in captain Rohit Sharma was pleased with his team's effort. Several other former cricketers, including Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, also congratulated the Men In Blue for putting up a ruthless show all through the series.

Here's what they had to say:

Virat Kohli happy with boys

India captain Virat Kohli congratulated the teammates for producing another ruthless show.

Future bright, says Rohit

The stand-in captain led from the front and impressed with his captaincy skills as well, especially when team's two seasoned campaigners - MS Dhoni and Kohli were absent.

Sachin Tendulkar

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar commended the knocks of Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant in the third and final T20I.

Mohammad Shami

India pacer Mohammad Shami congratulated the team and said the India juggernaut continues.

VVS Laxman

Former India cricketer-turned-commentator VVS Laxman also hailed Team India for putting up such a display all through the series.

Hemang Badani

This is what former India cricketer Hemang Badani had to say following India's run chase that went down the wire.

Rishabh had no Monday Blues

A big T20I knock from Rishabh Pant was long overdue. The left-handed batsman didn't let the opportunity slip through his hands in the final match and notched up his maiden T20I fifty.

Story first published: Monday, November 12, 2018, 19:11 [IST]

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