Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has slammed the Indian group for his or her poor physique language in opposition to Nepal within the Asia Cup 2023. India dropped three catches within the first 5 overs of the match on Monday, 4 September. Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, and Ishan Kishan had been the responsible events who failed to stay switched on throughout the early overs of the sport.
India captain Rohit Sharma himself criticised the fielding and stated that a whole lot of enchancment was wanted.
Speaking to Star Sports throughout the match, Shastri slammed the Indian group and stated that it took 3 drops for India to get up.
“The approach, at the very beginning, those catches going down. The body language seemed flat. It took those three catches to wake them up. By that time their openers were going well, Jadeja came and stemmed the rot,” Ravi Shastri stated on Star Sports.
Nepal switched their strategy after the three drops and batted aggressively within the first 10 overs. The batters had been punishing in opposition to something bowled brief to them and added runs at a brisk tempo.
“Put in to bat which had a little bit of moisture and had something for the fast bowlers, I think Nepal did an outstanding job. They will take that score,” Shastri stated.
“They went after the bowling. They hit those sixes. Immediately 50 was on the board and the confidence was rubbed off on the middle-order and the lower order. This showed in the last five overs that showed there. It’s great. From Nepal’s point of view, just think if the crowd that came here. First time the Indian crowd has been outnumbered,” Shastri additional added.
Nepal had been capable of rating 230 runs earlier than getting bowled out in 48.2 overs. In the rain-interrupted sport, India had been set a goal of 145 runs in 23 overs, which Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill chased down in 20.1 overs.
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Sep 5, 2023
