Following India’s win over Afghanistan within the first T20I, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra expressed his disappointment with Tilak Varma’s current performances, saying that he has not grabbed his alternatives totally and might need to make means for Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal in upcoming matches of the three-match sequence. A half-century by Shivam Dube and a cameo by Jitesh Sharma helped India safe a six-wicket win over Afghanistan within the first T20I of the three-match sequence at Mohali on Thursday.
On his YouTube channel after the match, Aakash mentioned, “After Rohit (Sharma) and Shubman (Gill) got out, Tilak Varma was there and Shivam Dube was sent up the order. Tilak Varma played well for some time but then also got out off (Azmatullah) Omarzai’s bowling. Tilak Varma has not grabbed his chance fully.”
“Will Tilak Varma play the next match? I feel he might get dropped because if both Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal become available, who will go out? No one can leave Shivam Dube out nor will anyone touch Rinku Singh. Do not know about Shubman Gill but I feel Tilak Varma might be dropped for the next match,” he added.
In 16 T20Is to this point, Tilak has scored 336 runs in 15 innings at a mean of 33.60 and a strike price of 139.41, with two half-centuries.
But following a terrific debut sequence in West Indies, Tilak’s performances haven’t been at his easiest as he has scored simply 163 runs in 10 innings at a mean of 23.28, with one fifty.
Aakash Chopra was additionally crucial of wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma’s dismissal, urging him to transform his wonderful begins to solidify his spot within the staff, with Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson additionally battling for his spot as glovesmen.
” Jitesh played a good knock. Let me put my hand up and say that Jitesh played well but he will have to be mindful that he needs to finish matches because he could have done that. He is batting so beautifully.”
“If he converts his 31 runs to 45-50 and finishes the match, there would not be any doubt, because his place is not yet cemented. It is going to take some time because, for that slot, Sanju Samson is there for sure, don’t rule out KL Rahul as you might see him bat down the order in the IPL, and Rishabh Pant’s name can come if he gets fit,” he concluded.
Coming to the match, put to bat first by India, Afghanistan had a great begin, with skipper Ibrahim Zadran (25 in 22 balls, with two fours and a six) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23 in 28 balls, with two fours and a six) including 50 runs for the primary wicket.
After Indian bowlers diminished Afghanistan to 57/3, A 68-run partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai (29 in 22 balls, with two fours and a six) and Mohammed Nabi (42 in 27 balls, with two fours and three sixes) bringing them again into the match. A strong partnership between Najibullah Zadran (19*) and Karim Janat (9*) on the again finish of the innings took them to 158/5 in 20 overs.
Axar Patel (2/23) and Mukesh Kumar (2/33) have been the choose of the bowlers for India. Shivam Dube obtained one wicket.
In the chase of 159, India misplaced skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck on his return to T20Is. Shubman Gill (23 in 12 balls, 5 fours) confirmed intent however couldn’t convert his begin into an enormous rating. A 44-run stand between Shivam Dube and Tilak Varma (26 in 22 balls, with two fours and a six) introduced India again into the match. Later, a 45-run stand between Shivam and Jitesh Sharma (31 in 20 balls, with 5 fours) took India near a win. Dube scored his second T20I half-century, getting 60 in 40 balls with 5 fours and two sixes and joined forces with Rinku Singh (16*) to win the sport for India.
Mujeeb ur Rahman took two wickets for Afghanistan, whereas Omarzai obtained a wicket. Dube obtained a ‘Player of the Match’ award for his all-round present.
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