Venkatesh Prasad Aims Subtle Dig At Hardik Pandya After India’s 2nd T20I Loss

India skipper Hardik Pandya has been hailed by many for his management qualities however the first two T20Is between India and West Indies have not finished his status a lot favour. With the Indian group trailing the 5-match collection 0-2, Hardik’s captaincy selections within the 2nd T20I, significantly involving Yuzvendra Chahal, have been subjected to heavy criticism. Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, a staunch critic of the group, took a refined dig on the skipper, questioning his reluctance to make use of Chahal within the loss of life overs on Sunday.

Despite the truth that Chahal was one in all India’s best bowlers within the sport, Hardik determined in opposition to giving him the ball for his 4th over. The skipper’s determination left many followers and former cricketers baffled.

“Very very ordinary. No point in brushing it aside. After the 2007 T20 World Cup, IPL started and we haven’t won a T20 World Cup in 7 attempts since, making only 1 finals. The intensity and hunger to win needs to be far more,” Prasad wrote whereas criticising the Indain group’s poor present in T20Is.

“Yesterday after Yuzi took 2 wkts in the 16th. And Yuzi got India back into the game in what was his third over and West Indies 8th down and he didn’t bowl again and No 9 and 10 for WI found the pacers easy to handle. Should be smarter at these moments then just doing textbook stuff,” Prasad wrote on X (previously Twitter), questioning Hardik’s determination to not stick with Chahal.

And Yuzi bought India again into the sport in what was his third over and West Indies eighth down and he did not bowl once more and No 9 and 10 for WI discovered the pacers straightforward to deal with. Should be smarter at these moments then simply doing textbook stuff.

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) August 7, 2023

Hardik’s decision-making within the sport was a head-scratcher for a lot of. At the post-match presentation ceremony, nevertheless, the India skipper put the complete blame for the group’s defeat on the batters. With three matches nonetheless to go within the collection, Hardik can be longing for a turnaround.