Former Indian batter Mohammad Kaif has lashed out at the current batting line-up after the Men in Blue suffered a crushing four-wicket loss to England in the second ODI on July 16 in Cardiff.
The India National Cricket Team suffered a shocking batting collapse against the England National Cricket Team in the second ODI at Cardiff. The touring side was in a strong position at 178/4, but they were bowled out for just 233 runs in only 44 overs in the second ODI.
Later, England chased down the target in 44.1 overs to level the ongoing three-match ODI series 1-1, with the series decider set to be held at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday, July 19. Amid this, Kris Srikkanth questions Shivam Dube's place in India's ODI squad.
The Men in Blue started well as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 44 runs for the first wicket. After Gill got out, Virat Kohli joined Rohit, and they added another 60 runs to keep India in control. Rohit was dismissed for 26, but Kohli continued his brilliant form.
The former Indian captain added 67 runs along with Shreyas Iyer, who also smashed a brilliant fifty, for the fourth wicket as the team was set for a total over 300. But Kohli’s wicket sparked a massive batting collapse.
The lower middle order failed to support Iyer as India lost their last six wickets for just 55 runs and were all out for 233 in 44 overs. Jasprit Bumrah was the only lower-order batter who fought back and remained unbeaten on 20 off 13 balls in Cardiff.
Mohammed Kaif slams India for failing to bat 50 overs against England
After the match, Mohammed Kaif expressed his disappointment with the way India batted in Cardiff. The commentator said the team failed in one of the most important parts of ODI cricket by not batting for the full 50 overs despite having enough batting depth.
Kaif has stressed that India should have batted for the full 50 overs because they had enough batters till number eight, but they wasted a golden opportunity by throwing their wickets cheaply.
Mohammad Kaif said on Cricbuzz: “The first thing we learned from our seniors about ODIs was that we have to bat for 50 overs. If you score 20-30 runs after playing those overs, then that’s another thing, but you have to play the full 50 overs.”
The cricket pundit added, “Nowadays, we talk about batting depth; we had batting till No. 8 today. India will be disappointed that they couldn’t bat the full 50 overs.” Earlier, Wasim Jaffer urges Team India to be patient with Gurnoor Brar, hails Jasprit Bumrah's return.
Injured Washington Sundar set to miss Lord's ODI
Meanwhile, India has suffered a massive setback ahead of the third and final ODI against England. All-rounder Washington Sundar is injured and is all set to miss the series decider at Lord's.
India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has opened up about Sundar's injury, which hinted that the all-rounder would miss the ODI series decider at Lord’s. Kotak was quoted as saying by IANS: “Washington's injury, which he had when he ran his first run to mid-off. His hamstring, I think, looks like a bad injury, and the next ball he got out.”
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