Salman Butt has criticized the attitude of the Indian team batsmen in the New Zealand T20 series.
T20 series with New Zealand team is going on. New Zealand won the first T20 by 21 runs. The Indian team won the second T20I by 6 wickets.
Subman Gill got off to a good start for India chasing 10 runs in the second T20I. He scored 11 runs off nine balls including two fours. He did not use this initiation properly. He played the wrong shot and lost the game.
Similarly, Rahul Tripathi, who scored 13 runs off 18 balls and played calmly for a while, did not turn it into a big score. He also played a wrong shot and got out.
Both of them got off to a good start and then failed to capitalize on this start which has set back the Indian team. Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has criticized their attitude as not being of international standards.
“Both India and New Zealand batsmen came in confused. Both the teams have run out. Also, the batsmen were confused as to how to approach such low-scoring chaseable pitches in the middle overs. Want to take the pressure off by hitting huge shorts? Or do you want to consistently play with composure and add runs to reach the target? Or should you target and hit only a couple of overs? They faced the bowling without any plan. Both teams have done this.
Some of New Zealand’s batsmen try to sweep even when the ball turns and bounces well. Another tries to hit the ball towards the stumps differently and loses the game. This gave both teams a slump.
In particular, Subman Gill and Rahul Tripathi both lost the match. Their batting approach was poor. Got a good start but didn’t use it. They played the wrong shot without proper planning and got out.” criticized as
