Former wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel feels that Nicholas Pooran ought to have performed Ravichandran Ashwin in a extra conservative style. The West Indies white-ball captain was dismissed by the off-spinner within the second T20I at St.Kitts yesterday (August 1).
Pooran walked out to bat with the rating studying 48-1 within the pursuit of a goal of 139 set by the guests. The wicket-keeper batter discovered his rhythm straight away after dispatching Avesh Khan for successive boundaries. Nonetheless, he employed the identical strategy in opposition to R. Ashwin, who floated one up on good size.
Pooran went for a mighty slog after coming down the observe, however solely discovered elevation together with his connection. Suryakumar Yadav safely pouched the catch at long-on to offer India their second wicket. With 4 fifties in his final 5 matches previous to the continuing sequence, he’s but to benefit from his good type to date.
Expressing his shock with the style, the West Indies skipper perished within the second T20I, Patel stated on Cricbuzz:
“Actually shocked by the shot Pooran performed. Each time a left-arm batter is available in, you see Ashwin bowling and he bowls very well to them. So, you want to turn into smarter, decide your bowlers whereas chasing such a complete and Ashwin just isn’t the simplest bowler to do this in opposition to.”
Opining that Pooran ought to have appeared to simply play out Ashwin, Patel added:
“That is the place he might have simply taken singles in opposition to the off-spinner and tackle the left-arm spinner as an alternative. So, that was in all probability an irresponsible shot by him”
It’s to be famous that the veteran off-spinner claimed the wicket of the opposition skipper within the sequence opener as properly.
Dismissed for simply 14 off 11 deliveries within the second fixture, the left-handed batter has to make use of warning with aggression, particularly whereas chasing tough targets. The skipper’s wicket stored India’s hopes alive within the recreation solely to be crushed by Brandon King and Devon Thomas’ exploits with the bat.
“Myself, Hetmyer can take extra accountability” – Nicholas Pooran
Following a nervy five-wicket win within the delayed contest, the West Indies skipper admitted that the batters ought to play extra responsibly. High-scorer Brandon King was devoid of help as he scored a match-winning 68. Nonetheless, the remainder of the batting unit fell after taking time to settle on the crease.
Talking in regards to the batters’ efficiency within the second T20I, the captain stated:
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“A win is a win. I consider in T20, higher batsmen should bat lengthy. Myself, Hetmyer can take extra accountability. King ought to have gained the sport for us with the best way he was batting. However hopefully he’ll study from this. Thomas returned again for us after harm and got here out trumps on his residence floor.”
West Indies will face India within the third T20I of the sequence on the identical venue later at present (August 2). The sequence is stage at 1-1 with three extra video games to be performed.
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