|| India Correspondent ||
After India started with a defeat in the first T20I against England by eight wickets, the team has become a matter of debate. However, former India batsman Ajay Jadeja has questioned the tactics of the captain Virat Kohli and added that there was no new experiment shown by them as promised by Kohli in the pre-match press conference.
"Leave the result aside but what new experiment did you see from India in this match? You know how Shikhar Dhawan plays. KL Rahul too has been around for so long. Sanju Samson was playing in the middle-order and in place of him Rishabh Pant came in so that was the only change. So I couldn’t understand what the experiment was," Ajay Jadeja said in a video interview with Cricbuzz.
He also questioned over Rohit Sharma's absence in the first game whereas Kohli confirmed KL Rahul will accompany Rohit. Instead of Rohit, it was Shikhar Dhawan and Rahul. "In the pre-match press conference, Virat Kohli clearly says Rohit Sharma will play and we will come with a new aggressive approach. I thought maybe Rishabh Pant will open, then Hardik Pandya and we will see a new aggressive approach," Jadeja further added.
"If your approach is aggressive then you will use the resource in that way. You won’t ask Cheteshwar Pujara to attack and Virender Sehwag to defend," he again shared.
"Why would you change the world’s most successful pattern? Which is Virat Kohli’s. If the team wants to play aggressively then he shouldn’t be the one. Virat Kohli provides solidity to the team. He never was the most powerful striker, yes he can play aggressively but after getting set and there is a pattern. He doesn’t need to change anything. The way he has batted (in 1st T20I) is a worrying factor for me. He should send someone else if he wants quick runs," Jadeja concluded.
Meanwhile, India made two changes in the squad. Shikhar Dhawan and Axar Patel made ways for Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav - both of them earned their T20 call-up in today's game.
