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“If I Am Being Honest…”: Hardik Pandya Criticises Indian Team’s Performance In Second T20I

India captain Hardik Pandya expressed his displeasure with his team’s use of the willow on Sunday, saying going ahead, batsmen must have more responsibility. India put up yet another lacklustre batting performance as they could only muster 152/7 against the West Indies in the second T20I, which the hosts ultimately won by two wickets. Just slightly more than what they managed in the first game, 145/9, was the final tally.

“If I’m being really honest, that wasn’t a particularly strong batting effort. The track was moving more slowly and wickets were falling. We could’ve batted more effectively. A decent total would have been 160 plus or 170.

At the post-game presentation, Hardik stated that “batters need to take more responsibility.”

With the likes of Shubaman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Sanju Samson unable to score runs, India is down 0-2 in the five-match series.

“With the lineup we currently have, we’ll have to hope the bowlers come through and rely on our top seven hitters to perform well. At the same time, batters must assume more responsibility. We must discover ways to maintain the correct balance.
The majority of India’s runs have been scored by Tilak Varma, who has appeared at ease while playing in his first series.

“We’re looking at the way he’s been batting,” the coach said. We have a right-left combination throughout thanks to a left-hander at position four. Young people are arriving with assurance and courage.

Rovman Powell, the captain of the West Indies, was overjoyed with the victory.

“It’s a great place to be in. I’m hoping we can keep winning. We always knew that how we batted against spin would determine the outcome. demonstrates how unpredictable cricket is. “I realised that whenever batters go at the bowlers, they don’t go at the first over,” he stated in reference to switching up his bowlers throughout the game. I thus made an effort to do away with it and gave my bowlers one-over periods, particularly my fast bowlers because it was so hot.

Priyanka Rai

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