Kohli was full of praise for all his players but singled out Jadeja and Chahal for their efforts.
West Indies will again rely on a hardened bunch of Twenty20 specialists as they bid to retain their World Cup title, but are set for a stern test from India, out to secure a first global trophy under Virat Kohli, and an England team bidding to become champions in two formats.
Martin Guptill smashed a quickfire half-century as New Zealand cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Australia at Wellington Stadium on Sunday in the fifth Twenty20 international and secure a 3-2 series win.
Gambhir underlined the importance of picking up early wickets and criticised Kohli for his 'poor captaincy' in the second ODI.
India captain Virat Kohli had no qualms conceding that the visitors were outplayed by a confident and ruthless Australia in the second ODI in Sydney on Sunday, pinning the blame on the ineffective and inconsistent bowling by his side.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Day 9.
Kohli has always led from the front but he knows his search for a maiden title will remain incomplete if the team doesn't perform in all departments.
Rahul sits in the third position with Aaron Finch, who completed his 1,000 runs in 29 innings.
'The last few days we've really been able to galvanise around him, to have some really robust discussions on where we want to take this cricket team, what we expect of him and what he expects of us.'
It was a stunning turnaround for an Australia team which had lost five T20 series on the trot heading into the World Cup.
Finch also reckoned that toss would not be a big factor in the final.
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Australia on Tuesday named Steve Smith and David Warner in their Twenty20 squad for home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan as selectors firm up plans for next year's World Cup on home soil.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Russian made amends for their opening loss to Belgium as the group remains wide open.
IMAGES from EPL matches played on Saturday.
Manchester United closed in on the Premier League's pole position after a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa on Friday put them level on points and games played with champions and leaders Liverpool.
The camp is a part of Rajasthan Royals's preparations after their three-day camp in Guwahati, with hotter weather in Nagpur and varied pitches.
Australia have dropped Test skipper Tim Paine from their one-day squad for next month's series against South Africa and named opening batsman Aaron Finch as captain in his place.
Sri Lanka will have to produce something special to halt England's juggernaut at Sharjah.
Barcelona suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat by Granada on Thursday, conceding two second-half goals to blow the chance of moving top of La Liga.
IPL-bound Australian cricketers are sweating over their participation in the 14th edition of the cash-rich league
Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell says IPL's UAE leg will help the preparation of Australia's players.
Delhi Capitals skipper injured his shoulder while fielding at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Lockie Ferguson's inclusion gave the much-needed impetus to the side, but KKR are still struggling with their star all-rounder Andre Russell who capped yet another flop show with the bat.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
India captain Virat Kohli and senior batsman Rohit Sharma retained their number one and two position respectively in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained at the third spot in the bowler's list.
'This was a very impressive win because they did it the hard way'
Wearing Australian colours for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal erupted in Cape Town in March, 2018, Steve Smith and David Warner were greeted warmly by a small crowd in Brisbane, where Aaron Finch's team took a one-wicket win.
India would look to finalise their batting order for the tournament-proper when they take on Australia in their second and final warm-up game in Dubai on Wednesday.
For KKR, the biggest cause of concern will be the availability of big-hitter Andre Russell, who hurt his knee when he dived into the advertisement boards after missing a catch on Saturday.
Chanu has consistently improved in the section to stay in contention for medals at top events.
With Paine, at 36, reaching the fag end of his career, a fresh captaincy discussion has started.
A series win will be an ideal confidence booster for India before the visitors hit Test match mode.
Australia and West Indies are set to lock horns in five T20Is and three ODIs in July this year.
Michael Vaughan said that India's body language was 'defensive' and bowling ordinary while praising Australia for their 'outstanding' performance
The Indian pair had participated in Super 1000 events in 2018 and 2019 but this is the first time it entered the semi-finals.
Team India possess a much more balanced squad in the shortest format.
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