A Yashasvi Jaiswal and a Shubman Gill are capable of playing breathtaking knocks upfront, making a tricky target look ridiculously easy. Even an Ishan Kishan has the ability to score a series of 50-plus scores at the top and lay the platform for his team.

Their counterparts in the West Indies team though have been a complete contrast. A few of them did show some promise in the Test series as well, but they are at least a distance behind the young batters of India, especially from the consistency and temperament point of view, feels former Windies top-order batter Ramnaresh Sarwan.

How the Indian youngsters approach their game is also a matter of learning for the ones in the Windies team, Sarwan believes. “The one aspect they need to learn from the Indians is having the right approach.

“The right approach is about taking calculated risks. There’s a thin line dividing aggressive batting and reckless shot-making. There's a thought process behind taking calculated risks.

“That’s how you’ve got to operate, which India’s young batsmen have shown,” Sarwan, who rose to prominence during the early 2000s and represented the Windies in 87 Tests, 181 ODIs and 18 T20Is, told The Telegraph from Guyana on Sunday.

It’s “interesting times ahead” for Indian cricket, Sarwan feels, with players like Jaiswal and Gill playing leading roles with the bat. “Jaiswal has been an excellent find for India and so is Gill. This does prove that Indian cricket is well-placed and in good hands. So, interesting times ahead for Indian cricket,” Sarwan stated.

“A lot of credit for the growth and development of these guys goes to the IPL, which has enabled them to showcase their talent before international cricketers and perform in pressure situations,” the 43-year-old added.

Bowling-wise, Kuldeep Yadav has made a striking difference in the white-ball leg of India’s tour of the Caribbean. Alongside being among the wickets in the ODI leg, the left-arm spinner was also key to India bouncing back in the T20I series.

Asked how the home batters should have tackled the chinaman bowler, Sarwan said: “Against good bowlers, you need to limit the risks a little bit and be selective with your stroke-making. The kind of bowler he (Kuldeep) is, one should try to pick him off his hand. He could also deceive you in the air though. But if you try to negotiate him after the ball lands on the pitch, it could be a bit too late.”

Sarwan was a member of the 2002 team, which was the last Windies side to beat India in Tests.