Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul had a movement batting present in opposition to Pakistan and New Zealand.© AFP
With Team India crashing out of the continued T20 World Cup, legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has a number of solutions to repair the group’s batting and fielding points. India completed third in Group 2 after beating Namibia of their closing Super 12 encounter and noticed their semifinal hopes destroyed when New Zealand defeated Afghanistan on Sunday. Speaking on Sports Tak, Gavaskar feels India’s batting strategy within the powerplay overs wants to alter. “Making too many changes in a team isn’t right, because it’s not like India lost all its matches. In two matches, the batters could not deliver what was expected of them and that is the reason that India is in such a state right now. The approach needs to change,” he stated.
“The fact that in the first 6 overs, there are only 2 fielders outside the 30-yard-circle, India haven’t taken advantage of it for the last few ICC tournaments. Which is why, whenever India are up against a strong team, one that has good bowlers… India cannot score. So that needs to change”, he additional added.
Gavaskar additionally said that the group has solely “3-4 outstanding fielders”. He in contrast India to New Zealand and feels that they wanted “players who are phenomenal in fielding”.
“The second and the most importantly, they should have players who are phenomenal in fielding. The way New Zealand fielded, saved runs, took catches… it stood out. Even if the attack is ordinary, the pitch is placid, good fielding can make a lot of difference. If you look at the Indian team, except 3-4 outstanding fielders, you can’t depend on the rest to save runs or dive at the boundary”, he stated.
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