INDIA beat Namibia by nine wickets as they signed off with a victory at the T20 World Cup in the last game for Virat Kohli as T20 captain and Ravi Shastri as head coach.
After restricting Namibia to 132-8, spinners Ravindra Jadeja (3-16) and Ravichandran Ashwin (3-20) sharing six wickets between them, India raced to victory inside 16 overs.
Rohit Sharma, who is widely expected to replace Kohli as skipper in the shortest format, led the way in the chase with 56 from 37 balls in an opening stand of KL Rahul, who took over after his partner’s dismissal and accelerated to finish unbeaten on 54 from 36 balls.
Failure to progress from the Super 12s was undoubtedly a disappointment for India, who came into the tournament as favourites, but after defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand, they finish with three straight wins to end what has been a largely
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