3 big positives from India's 3-0 ODI series win vs Afghanistan ft. Gurnoor and Prasidh's elite skills

× It was business as usual for India as they coasted to a 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanistan. The Men in Blue clinched the final encounter by nine wickets in Chennai to complete the whitewash. Ad India were without many of their first-choice players as they looked to build towards their core group for the 2027 World Cup.

The likes of Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah missed out, but the hosts still had plenty of positive takeaways from the rubber. On that note, here are three big positives from India's 3-0 ODI series win against Afghanistan. #3 Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna showed elite hit-the-deck skills and pace 2023 Asia Cup - India v Bangladesh - Source: Getty Gurnoor Brar made his debut in the opening ODI and ended up playing all three matches.

The tall fast bowler made an immediate impression, cranking up high speeds and hitting the deck hard. Ad Trending In the third ODI, Prasidh Krishna came to the party with a sensational new-ball spell that yielded four wickets. He too got the ball to nip around and extracted considerable bounce from the Chennai surface, where the other seamers failed to impress.

India need to build their pace core for the World Cup in South Africa. Along with Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, Prasidh and Gurnoor are right up there. Ad #2 India got a great opportunity to test out various combinations and players India v England - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 - Source: Getty Yashasvi Jaiswal was handed two chances at the top of the order and cracked his second ODI century in Chennai.

Ishan Kishan batted at No. 3 and impressed. Captain Shubman Gill took to a non-opening role like a duck to water.

Ad In the bowling department, Harsh Dubey and Prince Yadav made their ODI debuts. Both bowlers didn't seem out of place at the international level. Gurnoor, also making his first few appearances, was exceptional.

Across the board, India managed to give opportunities to various players. They also tried out a few different combinations, auguring well for a team that needs flexibility. #1 Most of India's batters seemed to be in great nick India v England - 1st ODI - Source: Getty India were put in a few tricky situations in the first two matches, including a rain-curtailed run-chase.

Their batters, however, combated anything thrown at them quite comfortably. Ad Apart from Jaiswal, Kishan and Gill, Rohit Sharma made a half-century in the last game and didn't seem to be in bad nick. KL Rahul stroked a few splendid boundaries in the one meaningful knock he had, while Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten in the final clash.

Most of India's batters seemed to be in great nick, in a big positive for the Men in Blue. × Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Follow IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates, News & Biddings at Sportskeeda.

Get the fastest updates on Mega-Auction and cricket news Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sai Krishna It was business as usual for India as they coasted to a 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanistan. The Men in Blue clinched the final encounter by nine wickets in Chennai to complete the whitewash. Ad India were without many of their first-choice players as they looked to build towards their core group for the 2027 World Cup.

The likes of Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah missed out, but the hosts still had plenty of positive takeaways from the rubber. On that note, here are three big positives from India's 3-0 ODI series win against Afghanistan. #3 Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna showed elite hit-the-deck skills and pace 2023 Asia Cup - India v Bangladesh - Source: Getty Gurnoor Brar made his debut in the opening ODI and ended up playing all three matches.

The tall fast bowler made an immediate impression, cranking up high speeds and hitting the deck hard. Ad Trending In the third ODI, Prasidh Krishna came to the party with a sensational new-ball spell that yielded four wickets. He too got the ball to nip around and extracted considerable bounce from the Chennai surface, where the other seamers failed to impress.

India need to build their pace core for the World Cup in South Africa. Along with Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, Prasidh and Gurnoor are right up there. Ad #2 India got a great opportunity to test out various combinations and players India v England - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 - Source: Getty Yashasvi Jaiswal was handed two chances at the top of the order and cracked his second ODI century in Chennai.

Ishan Kishan batted at No. 3 and impressed. Captain Shubman Gill took to a non-opening role like a duck to water.

Ad In the bowling department, Harsh Dubey and Prince Yadav made their ODI debuts. Both bowlers didn't seem out of place at the international level. Gurnoor, also making his first few appearances, was exceptional.

Across the board, India managed to give opportunities to various players. They also tried out a few different combinations, auguring well for a team that need