“Many More In Rinku Singh And Suryakumar Yadav Mode…”: Virender Sehwag’s ‘Explosive’ Advice | Cricket News

The Indian cricket staff began their Asian Games 2023 marketing campaign on a excessive as they defeated Nepal to succeed in the semifinals of the competitors. India had been in a position to publish a formidable complete of 202/4 however the match was not one-sided in any respect as Nepal ended up giving them a scare earlier than dropping by 23 runs. The two batting performances that stood out within the Indian innings had been Yashasvi Jaiswal who slammed a superb century and Rinku Singh who supplied the right finish with a 15-ball-37. Former India opener Virender Sehwag took to social media to level out that India want extra explosive batters to develop into a ‘harmful aspect’.

“I just feel we have too many batters who play in the same gear. Need to nurture more explosive players who can play top gear, especially in T20 cricket. Many more in the Rinku and SKY mode needed to become a dangerous side,” he posted on social media platform X (previously referred to as Twitter).

Jaiswal smashed a blazing hundred to guide India to Asian Games semifinals however cricketers from Nepal confirmed a number of promise by placing up a fearless struggle of their 23-run defeat.

Jaiswal, Indian cricket’s new pin-up boy, earned the excellence of being the youngest T20I centurion from the nation en route his 49-ball-100 that took India to a wholesome 202 for 4.

The males from the Himalayan nation made a match of it however lack of expertise grew to become their undoing as their innings ended at 179 for 9, guaranteeing a final 4 spot for Ruturaj Gaikwad’s males.

No reward could be sufficient for the Monty Desai-coached Nepalese aspect because the smaller floor dimensions helped them embarrass two Indian pacers Arshdeep Singh (2/43) and Avesh Khan (3/32), who gave away 75 runs of their 8 overs.

There is one piece of statistics that may actually annoy head coach VVS Laxman. India, in all, hit 12 sixes however Nepal batters surpassed them with 14 maximums.

(With PTI inputs)