‘Not worried about 14, Sooryavanshi to score lot of runs’:Experts unbothered by teenager’s short debut, expose cracks in Gambhir’s planning

After the first T20I was washed out, fans finally got to see Vaibhav Sooryavanshi make his debut at the age of 15. Despite the buzz around the teenager, India exposed issues after their 4-wicket loss to hosts England in the 2nd T20I, and they did not go unnoticed. While speaking on JioHotstar’s ‘Match Centre Live’, cricket experts Parthiv Patel and Deep Dasgupta revealed what India lacked as a side in a contest where they posted a respectable total of 190. However, as usual, the talk of the town was Sooryavanshi, and former wicketkeeper batter Parthiv Patel made a big prediction about the 15-year-old. ‘Not worried about 14 runs, he is going to score a lot’: Parthiv Patel about Vaibhav Speaking on JioHotstar’s post-match analysis platform, Parthiv Patel commented about Sooryavanshi and predicted what the road ahead is for the teenage sensation. He said on Vaibhav’s debut, “This is a huge moment. As a player, you dream of representing your country. And when it happens, it is a surreal feeling. ” Further talking about Sooryavanshi’s knock, Parthiv said, “He played some good shots and missed a few too, but that’s fine. I’m not worried about the 14 runs he managed to score. We all saw that flick shot off Jofra Archer; we know what he is capable of. He is going to score a lot of runs and win a lot of hearts. It’s rare to see a player carry so many expectations, but Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has done exactly that.” In addition to the prediction about Vaibhav, Parthiv Patel also exposed the cracks in the Indian team that they need to address before the 3rd T20I, as England already enjoy a 1-0 lead after the win they got in the second match. Here are a couple of issues that he pointed out, learning from the Men in Blue’s loss. Ravi Bishnoi’s loose bowling tipped the scales in England’s favour Mentioning the nuances of cricket, Parthiv said that batters take one delivery to get out, but a bowler has five more balls to make a comeback after getting hit for six. Bishnoi failed on this end as he could not collect himself under pressure. Bethell was reeling at 37 off 33 balls in the 17th over. However, the India spinner then bowled two no-balls, and it gave confidence to the Indian batter to go free with his batting. The intent changed from that point, and Bethell started launching thereafter. So the freedom that Jacob Bethell got with those balls, tipped the game in England’s favour. India’s approach of batting depth with fewer seamers questioned Parthiv and former cricketer Deep Dasgupta also questioned why Team India did not bowl Shivam Dube under conditions where bouncers and slower deliveries mattered. India were fielding two seamers along with Shivam Dube, but Harshit and Arshdeep conceded runs at 10 per over. So Shreyas Iyer moved to spinners, who got thrashed as well in the middle overs.
Addressing the issue, Deep Dasgupta said, “The main concern for India has been their bowling combination. When you go in with only two seamers plus Shivam Dube, and if one of them has an off day, you are left with very few options. You don’t have a like-for-like replacement in the middle overs, and the opposition can target the weaker links.” Offering the solution, Dasgupta said that Team India should consider going with three seamers instead of two plus Shivam Dube. The other couple of questions the team needs to answer are whether they really need three spinners and whether they can afford to play an extra seamer. In conditions where pace and bounce matter more, the cricket expert urged Team India to take some rough calls and lose some batting depth to take advantage of away conditions.