Wasim Jaffer criticizes Hardik Pandya’s tactical errors in the second T20I. Shivam Mavi is still not known for bowling effectively in the death: Wasim Jaffer.
Former India Test batter Wasim Jaffer has expressed surprise at stand-in captain Hardik Pandya’s decision to give the ball to an inexperienced Shivam Mavi in the death overs rather than taking the initiative himself despite having two more overs in his quota in the second T20I on Thursday, January 5.
At the same time, Jaffer was perplexed as to why Hardik did not send the ball to developing left-arm bowler Arshdeep Singh after his two overs, despite the fact that the towering speedster had bowled five no-balls in the match. Arshdeep had bowled a hat-trick of frontfoot no balls, which surprised everyone.
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Why didn’t Shivam Mavi bowl with the new ball after doing so well in the first game? Wasim Jaffer
“In the end, I anticipated Hardik to bowl instead of Mavi. Mavi isn’t known for bowling well in the death. That was Hardik’s experience. I expected him to bowl the 20th over “Jaffer stated this on ESPNcricinfo.
“I was astonished because I expected him to come in and bowl after the sixth over. He’ll most likely bowl one or two overs in the middle overs before bowling in the death. Also, Hardik made a mistake by just handing Arshdeep two overs “He went on to say.
Wasim Jaffer also questioned why Hardik Pandya did not give the new ball to Shivam Mavi, who had performed admirably in the series opener in Mumbai, finishing with match-winning bowling stats of 4/22 from four overs at an economy of 5.5.
“Since Shivam Mavi played so well in the first game, why didn’t he bowl with the new ball? Arshdeep could definitely get the third or fourth over. What Arshdeep done is still terrible. “However, I believe Hardik should have trusted Mavi.”
In the second game, Shivam Mavi not only went wicketless but also surrendered 53 runs at a terrible economy rate of 13.25.
Sri Lanka finally won by 16 runs to tie the series 1-1. On Saturday, January 7, the third and final T20I will be contested at Rajkot.
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