Rohit
has
been
overlooking
things
for
a
while
and
Indian
cricket
is
in
good
hands:
Kohli
hints
at
successor

Though
India’s
result
against
Namibia
on
Monday
was
inconsequential,
for
the
Indian
dugout
it
was
an
important
game
as
not
only
did
Kohli
bring
the
curtains
down
on
his
T20
captaincy,
it
was
also
the
last
match
for
outgoing
head
coach
Ravi
Shastri.

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The
Indian
team
put
up
a
clinical
display
with
both
bat
and
ball
to
end
Shastri’s
era
on
a
winning
note.
The
last
match
of
the
Super
12
stage
was
rendered
inconsequential
as
New
Zealand’s
win
over
Afghanistan
saw
India
miss
out
on
a
semifinal
berth.
But
the
Indian
side
signed
off
their
disappointing
campaign
with
a
comfortable
win
over
Namibia.

I
wanted
to
make
a
difference
and
I
think
I
have:
Outgoing
India
coach
Ravi
Shastri

After
winning
the
toss,
India
restricted
Namibia
to
132/8,
before
chasing
down
the
total
in
15.2
overs.
Rohit
Sharma
(56)
and
KL
Rahul
(54
not
out)
stitched
together
an
opening
stand
of
86
to
set
India
up
for
a
comfortable
win.

Suryakumar
Yadav,
who
came
in
ahead
of
skipper
Kohli,
finished
off
the
job
with
an
unbeaten
25
as
India
won
their
final
Super
12
match.
Jan
Frylinck
pocketed
the
only
wicket
for
Namibia
as
he
removed
Rohit
Sharma
in
the
tenth
over.

Earlier,
India
restricted
Namibia
to
132.
After
being
sent
into
bat
by
Kohli,
Namibia
struggled
to
get
going
and
they
suffered
a
batting
collapse
after
an
opening
stand
of
33
between
Stephan
Baard
(21)
and
Michael
van
Lingen
(14).

David
Wiese
top-scored
for
Namibia
with
a
25-ball
26.
For
India,
Ravichandran
Ashwin
and
Ravindra
Jadeja
led
the
bowling
attack
as
they
picked
up
three
wickets
apiece
while
Jasprit
Bumrah
got
two.

This
match
is
the
last
for
Virat
Kohli
as
India
captain
in
T20
Internationals
while
Ravi
Shashtri
is
donning
the
head
coach’s
hat
for
the
last
time.
While
it
is
yet
to
be
announced
who
will
take
over
the
T20I
captaincy
from
Kohli,
with
Rohit
Sharma
leading
the
race,
the
India’s
head
coach
spot
has
already
been
filled.

Rahul
Dravid
is
set
to
take
over
the
reigns
of
the
Indian
cricket
from
Shastri.
India,
who
lost
their
opening
game
to
Pakistan
and
then
to
New
Zealand,
bounced
back
to
register
three
wins
on
the
trot.
But
the
first
two
losses
sealed
their
fate
as
they
finished
third
on
the
table.
Meanwhile,
Namibia
finished
fifth
with
just
one
win.

Brief
Scores:
Namibia:
132
for
8
in
20
overs
(David
Wiese
26;
Ravindra
Jadeja
3/16,
Ravichandran
Ashwin
3/20).
lost
to

India:
136
for
1
in
15.2
overs
(Rohit
Sharma
56;
KL
Rahul
54
not
out;
Jan
Frylinck
1/19).

(With
inputs
from
PTI)