Last Update: January 29, 2023, 2:13 pm IST
Arshdeep Singh in action during the 1st T20I (BCCI photo)
Former India opener Aakash Chopra highlighted that Team India has a lot to think about going into the 2nd T20I against New Zealand as they are neither starting nor finishing well Huh.
The 21-run loss to New Zealand in the first match of the T20I series has raised many questions about India’s opening pair. In hot pursuit of 177, India They lost their top order including Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi, much before the end of the powerplay. Captain Hardik Pandya and vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav stitched a 62-run partnership to keep the hosts in the hunt but their dismissals scripted a heart-wrenching defeat in Ranchi.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra in his latest YouTube video highlighted that Team India has a lot to think about going into the 2nd T20I against New Zealand as they are neither starting nor finishing well are ending.
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He said, ‘To be honest, the Indian team has a lot to think about because you are neither starting well nor ending well. You are not able to start well with the bat, and you are not able to finish well with the ball,” Chopra said in his YouTube video.
“This problem is a bit of a recurring issue despite the T20 World The cup is not round the corner and after that we have only ODIs. The young players who are playing, we don’t really know how long they will last because the IPL will come in between, and then you focus a bit more on the players who perform there.”
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Talking about the bowling unit, Chopra pointed out Arshdeep’s struggles with the ball in the death overs. A quick 27 runs from the left-hander, including an overstepped no-ball in 20th Over of New Zealand’s innings. The former cricketer said that Arshdeep’s inconsistency is not good news for the hosts.
We need to pay attention to who bowls where and how much. Arshdeep Singh is not really at the peak of his powers at the moment. The graph should not be up and down. Currently with Arshdeep’s stature, we feel the graph should only go up, but it is going up and down a bit, which is not good news,” Chopra further added.
“I would say you should give the new ball to Mavi. Hardik bowls well with the new ball, but if he doesn’t bowl with the new ball, you won’t be able to use Mavi properly. After this you can use Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav anywhere with the ball.
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Trailing 0-1 in the 3-match series, India will look to bounce back on Sunday when they face the Black Caps in the second match.Ra T20I in Lucknow.
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