After the T20 series, India would look to clinch the ODI series as well, but the Windies team would look to fight back in what could be Chris Gayle's last match for the side
Gayle on Sunday managed to score just 11 runs but that was enough for him to go past Lara's tally of 10,348 runs. He now sits on 10,353 runs and the match was also his 300th ODI
Gayle broke two records of legendary Windies batsman Brian Lara, first the most number of ODIs and second the most run-scorer for Windies in ODI
Virat Kohli slammed his 42nd ODI century as Shreyas Iyer scored a crucial 71 runs to take India to vcitory
The 2nd ODI in Trinidad holds significance for West Indies as they have been on a downward spiral since the recently concluded World Cup
Gayle, who is just six weeks shy of his 40th birthday, had last played a Test match way back in 2014, against Bangladesh
India decided to bowl after winning the toss, In the 13 overs that could be bowled, India managed to keep Windies on a leash with Chris Gayle disappointing with the bat
Ahead of the England series in March, Gayle had said that he planned to retire following the ODI World Cup but he changed his mind during the tournament and has made himself available for this series
Gayle also appealed the size of his payout, seeking an increase
West Indies' unpredictability and the former India captain's repeated failure during the important second Powerplay overs leaves skipper Virat Kohli with a few points to ponder
Gayle, who amassed 424 runs at an average of 106 in four matches against tournament favourites England earlier this year, has arrived in the United Kingdom for his fifth and final World Cup
His fitness formula includes extensive yoga and massage sessions which help him recover after a long day on the field
Gayle, who is set to retire from ODIs after his fifth World Cup appearance, is in top form going into the tournament, having scored close to 500 runs in the IPL
Gayle did not take the field during Mumbai Indians' successful run chase and KXIP coach Sridharan Sriram also said the Jamaican needs to be monitored over the next few days
South Africa's AB de Villiers (192 sixes) is the second batsman on the list of most number of sixes
Gayle is an abject listener and a reckless talker, but even he would have listened to some of these tales fixedly
Gayle needs 677 more runs to surpass the great Brian Lara as the West Indies' all-time record ODI runscorer, a feat he will be hoping to achieve at his fifth World Cup
The all-rounder was accused by Fairfax Media, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, in a series of stories in the newspapers in 2016
The allegations is that Gayle exposed himself to team masseuse Leanne Russell in dressing room at the 2015 World Cup in Sydney
He also said India is his top priority in terms of investment destinations