Former Indian opening batter Aakash Chopra has reckoned that the Indian batters KL Rahul and Shubman Gill would be disappointed with their dismissals in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra asserted that both the captain and vice-captain got out similarly, failing to create an impact in putting up a big score. While Rahul scored 18 runs off 33 balls, Gill racked up a 108-ball 50.
“KL Rahul was taking his time, and then he played two good drives. Then he got out playing a shot to a loose ball outside off. Shubman Gill also got out similarly, and both would be thinking that they messed up because they were loose balls, and their eyes lit up that they got a chance to hit a four with a cut,” Chopra said.
“They tried to hit hard, got outside edges, and were caught behind the wicket. There was a chance to make a huge total because nobody really knows when and how they would get to bat again. Shubman Gill had scored a fifty and KL Rahul had also played enough balls. So you feel you missed out on an opportunity,” he added.
Furthermore, Chopra pointed out that the Indian left-handed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is failing to convert his starts into big scores in the longest format of the game. He reckoned that the Southpaw needs a daddy century to return to his best.
“Yashasvi had gotten set, and this is happening with Yashasvi consistently. The big knock is not coming. A 175-run knock had come. I think that was against the West Indies in Delhi, but he hasn’t scored many runs around that,” he said.
“He has gotten starts many times, but he has not been able to make his starts big. This has been a constant problem with Yashasvi. I have said problem, but maybe it is not a problem yet. However, you want a big innings. Given the appetite the kid has, a big hundred is required to get the wagon on track again,” Chopra concluded.
