Watson also was shocked at India not proceeding with Chahal when Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone got a great deal of procurement from the Adelaide strip. Previous cricketers Shane Watson and Nasser Hussain pummeled India’s ‘shy’ batting approach following the group’s humiliating way out from the T20 World Cup.
Britain pounded India by 10 wickets with Alex Hales and Jos Buttler striking strong half-hundreds for years. As was the situation in the Gathering stage, India played safely in the powerplay overseeing just 38 runs while Britain’s methodology was the inverse as they dashed to 63 of every six overs.
In front of the T20 World Cup, India had embraced a more forceful batting approach yet any semblance of Rohit Sharma and K L Rahul couldn’t release themselves on the huge stage. There was a feeling of history repeating itself with India’s wretched acquiescence however they had left from the past release a year prior in cycle one itself.
“India was excessively shy with the bat. Sadly, Rohit and KL have not had the option to take the game on in the initial six overs. They have the capability yet you need to take the game on in T20 cricket,” previous Australia all-rounder Watson told Star Sports.
“Hardik had the option to take the game on yet India ought to have gone after 6-8 overs prior.” As Britain captain Buttler hit the triumphant six, Nasser Hussain on air commented: “India was bashful forthright and Britain have brought them down.” Previous India selector Sarandeep Singh also gave his genuine appraisal of the game.
“Tragically for India, Rahul and Rohit couldn’t find structure in the defining moments, coming down on Virat and Suryakumar, who both can’t perform many games,” he told PTI alluding to Kohli and Surya’s stunning run. “One of the group’s greatest errors was not playing Yuzvendra Chahal in the whole competition, particularly today.