Team India suffered a humiliating defeat against Pakistan in the very first match of the T20 World Cup. Cricket commentator Sushil Doshi believes that the fast bowlers were responsible for India's defeat. With the speed with which Bhuvneshwar Kumar was bowling in the match, it looked like a spinner was throwing the ball. Doshi has also praised the Pakistan cricket team in his cricket podcast.
Look, I think Pakistan played very well and one team that didn't play as expected was the Indian team. Look, I always say that name does not play in cricket, you have to play yourself. If your team is the number one team in the world then you will have to play accordingly on that day, but I am sorry to say that the way Indian players played, they did not look in perfect form.
I think the biggest reason was the bio-bubble. The bowling disappointed me a lot. Bhuvneshwar was bowling at the speed of 122. Are you a spinner or a fast bowler? The ball does not swing here, so taking him in the team was a wrong decision. Whom to blame for this, while Dhoni was also there, I don't know.
Doshi said that if the names of our 11 players are to be counted and 11 players of Pakistan are seen, then our team had more experience than them. Our players have the ability to score big runs and have led the team to victories many times, but in this match, they performed very modestly. Winning defeat is part of the game, but against Pakistan, all our planning failed. At the same time, all the plans of Pakistan worked.
The veteran commentator said that the Indian bowlers could not even take a wicket in the match. Leave the wicket, even a chance for a catch could not be made. Shami and Bhuvi gave very modest performances. Such performance is seen in Ranji matches.
Sushil Doshi further said- Babar Azam showed why he is counted among the world's greatest players. We knew how good he was technically, but in T20 cricket it was not much expected. The way Babar showed the game was commendable.
Doshi said that India has got the first blow in the tournament. Now to do better, R Ashwin should be given a chance in playing XI. Ashwin is a wicket-taker and can take wickets in any situation. Also, there is no point in including Hardik in the playing XI. In IPL also he was not seen in form and he is not fully fit in bowling too.
