Former Indian chairman of selectors and commentator Kris Srikkanth has slammed the Indian middle-order batter Tilak Varma for his slow unbeaten knock of 11 runs off nine balls in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday, July 26.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth has expressed his disappointment over Tilak Varma’s slow knocks in the middle and death overs, adding that he is nothing compared to the RCB skipper Rajat Patidar.
“Once again, Tilak ate nine balls. He can’t play fast for too long. Where is the consistency? Tell me? What did he do in England? There will be one knock here and there. He is nothing compared to Rajat Patidar. If you want a real solid T20 knock, go to Patidar, give him a chance. Everyone is getting chances like Yash Thakur, give him a chance too,” Kris Srikkanth said in a video on his YouTube channel.
Furthermore, the former Indian batter was also disappointed with the Indian fielding unit for dropping too many catches. Notably, Indian team had a poor time on the field since the start of the Ireland tour.
“They dropped so many catches, easy catches. All these top cricketers are dropping catches. How many catches were dropped? Did you look at the Indian fielding?” he questioned.
Additionally, Srikkanth has advised BCCI and ICC to conduct more tri-nation series instead of bilateral T20s, which could garner more eyeballs. Notably, India is expected to play a three-match T20I series hosted by Afghanistan in Delhi in mid-September.
“Now, instead of playing Afghanistan again in T20Is, they could have made it a tri-nation series between India, Zimbabwe, and Afghanistan. Bilaterals must be scrapped and made into a tri-nation series; then the interest will also be there. I hope the ICC listens to us,” he concluded.
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