IND vs WI: "Players Should Bat In IPL Jersey" - Twitter Slams India After Loss In 1st T20I

Fans on Twitter reacted after West Indies thumped Indian Cricket Team by 4 runs in the first game of the five-match T20I series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad to take an early 1-0 lead in the series. 

West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first. Opener Brandon King gave them a blistering start and smashed quick-fire 28 runs but Yuzvendra Chahal, who came into the attack in the 5th over, removed him along with Kyle Mayers in the same over to bring his side back in the game. 

Nicholas Pooran came out all guns blazing and smashed Indian spinners over the park for his 41-run knock off 34 balls. Skipper Rovman Powell chipped in too with a valuable knock and ended up getting 48 runs that saw West Indies post a fighting total of 149 runs on the board. Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh were the pick of bowlers for India.  

Chasing the target, India had a poor start as Shubman Gill (3) and Ishan Kishan (6) went back into the hut early. Suryakumar Yadav didn’t look settled at the crease and scored 21 runs off 21 balls. But the real blitz came from the bat of debutant Tilak Varma. The southpaw seemed to batting on a different surface. 

He scored 39 runs off 22 balls but perished in the 11th over. It was expected that skipper Hardik Pandya (19) along with Sanju Samson (12) will take the team home but this wasn’t the case as both lost their wickets at crucial junctures. The onus was then on Axar Patel to take his team home. 

The all-rounder tried his best and smashed one six as well but was back in the hut for 13 runs. West Indies bowlers closed the game perfectly despite Arshdeep Singh giving Indian fans some hope. The first game belonged to the hosts as they won the game by 4 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. 

IND vs WI: Twitter Reacts as West Indies win the first T20I vs India by 4 runs 

As West Indies defeated India in the first game by 4 runs, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They took a jibe at the Hardik Pandya-led side for losing the game and gave some hilarious reactions. Here are some of them:

Solid performance by @windiescricket! That over by @Jaseholder98 took it away from #TeamIndia! The men in blue will come back stronger in the next one ????

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) August 3, 2023

Team India without Rohit sharma and Virat Kohli is like body without heart and soul pic.twitter.com/x45RBxDHIX

— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss) August 3, 2023

Quite a mess up that of a standard chase, whatever the slowness of the pitch.

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) August 3, 2023

WEST INDIES HAVE DEFEATED INDIA BY 5 RUNS…!!

What an outstanding bowling performance by West Indies – they defended 149 against India! pic.twitter.com/oWhsryYQrT

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 3, 2023

Well played @windiescricket. Deservingly, 1-0 up in the series. #CricketTwitter    #WIvsIND #WestIndies

— Aayush Mahajan (@CricGlance) August 3, 2023

I'm convinced we can't play both Yuzi Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav together. Need a bowling All Rounder at no. 8.

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) August 3, 2023

Good to see SuryaKumar Yadav preparing for Asia cup & World Cup by playing ODI in T20, gone for 21(21) ?

— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) August 3, 2023

I think every player in #TeamIndia playing XI should be allowed to play in their IPL team jersey .. that way may get that energy and fighting spirit to win. #JustSaying

— dD@$h (@dashman207) August 3, 2023

For this pandya captaincy all u r waiting for lost 2 out of last 3 games vs wi who didn't qualify for wc2023& wct20 2022 … Well done ?? #indvswi #rohitsharma #TeamIndia #ViratKohli #pandya

— ………? (@Sushanthkumar45) August 3, 2023

BCCI successfully ruined #IndianCricket in the name of IPL for the sake of money. Now #IndianCricketTeam are not able to play flawlessly in any format

Tilak Varma Suresh Raina Sanju samson#WIvsIND #TeamIndia #HardikPandya #T20I #INDvWI #WestIndies pic.twitter.com/RJWU1TGkW0

— ??? ???? ??????? (@ShowRunnerScoop) August 3, 2023

West Indies Won ??? @BCCI @hardikpandya7 kuch to sharam karo janab kuch to sharam karo ?? #WIvIND #TeamIndia #BCCI

— Deepak Jain (@Deepakjain1827) August 3, 2023

Casual batting approach. Took it as an easy chase. Looked as if all the batters thought someone else will be able to do the job and got out with ordinary shot selection. #JioCinema #INDvWI #CricketTwitter #FanCode #TeamIndia @dhotedhulwate @AMP86793444 @NorthStandGang

— Cricket +Ve_Arjav (@IamArjav) August 3, 2023

Sawal Australia ne puche the jawab West Indies ko bhi nahi de paa rahe? #IndianCricketTeam #TeamIndia #WIvsIND #SabJawaabMilenge

— Sahilll Parekh (@imshl7) August 3, 2023

@JioCinema #SabJawaabMilenge #WIVIND #TeamIndia
That is why sir Jadeja matters
Sanju , aksar and chahal don't deserve before Sir Jadeja

— Himanshu Nirmal (@H2ONirmal) August 3, 2023

So as expected India fails to chase 150 and WI wins the first T20 of the Series. Pathetic display of batting by Team INDIA, without Kohli Indian Batting is ZERO#IndianCricketTeam #HardikPandya #TeamIndia #ViratKohli #DelhiOrdinance #AyeshaSingh #earthquake #JustinTrudeau pic.twitter.com/g5bWU2nBRd

— ????-?????? ✭ (@KingOfKingsHere) August 3, 2023

Well played India ?#IndianCricketTeam #bcci #rahuldravid #worstcoach #indvswi #ViratKohli #TeamIndia

— arfin_xahir93 (@ZainAlZahir1) August 3, 2023

Two minute silence for this who watched full match ?#IndianCricketTeam #IndianCricket #TeamIndia #AsiaCup2023 #INDvWI #WIvsIND pic.twitter.com/mCLjqYjre3

— PKMKB (@realindian7865) August 3, 2023

T20 m bhi bazzball nahi ho raha#WIvsIND #ICC #TeamIndia

— Rahul Khandelwal ?? (@RahulKh00912351) August 3, 2023

Speechless. #INDvWI #WIvIND #TeamIndia

— Gurbinder Kaur (@GKS_18) August 3, 2023

Well Played #TeamIndia ?

*Slow Claps ?#IndvsWI

— Subodh Agarwal? (@SubodhAgarwal1) August 3, 2023

#TeamIndia

Poor, mediocre team

Sack Dravid, Hardik, SKY, Ishan @BCCI #WIVsIndia

— Proud Secular (@ProudSecular) August 3, 2023