West Indies skipper Shai Hope has been in top form with the bat during the ongoing tour of India. The 32-year-old scored 278 runs in the three-match ODI series at an average of 139 and hit two centuries. His best of 162 not out came in the final game of the series, and Hope was named the Player of the Match.

He has continued to be among the top run-getters in the ongoing T20I series, amassing 52 in the first game, followed by 102 not out in the second match on Friday. Hope was adjudged the Player of the Match after scoring his second T20I ton off just 43 balls.

Kevin Pietersen took to his X-handle and said a lot of teams will be keen for the batter during the upcoming IPL mini-auction. KP wrote, “If Shai Hope puts his name into mini IPL auction, there might be some paddles in the air from a few tables.” The right-handed batter has played in the league before.

Shai was part of the Delhi Capitalswhere he scored 183 runs from nine games at a strike rate of 150 and a best of 41. In the T20I format, the batter has played 72 games, accumulating 1897 runs with two centuries and 13 fifties at a strike rate of 139.

West Indies star expressed delight after win in Ranchi

The win in Ranchi meant that the series is levelled 1-1.

He stitched a match-winning stand with Sherfane Rutherford helping his side to chase down the 250-run target.

Speaking at the end of the game, theWest Indies skipper said, “Sometimes you’ve just got to sit back and watch.

I didn’t take any unnecessary risks as we were maintaining the required run-rate. I thought that we would go nicely. It was about calculating that chase as best as we could in the back end.”

He also added, “I just got to bat myself. Once the ball is in my zone, I look at the best option to get the boundary. It just came off well today. As I said before, you’ve got to get some luck going your way, and today was one of those days for me.”