IND vs SA: India vs South Africa Live Updates – Rishabh Pant did not had a good start to his captaincy stint, as under his captaincy, India lost the first T20I of the five-match series against South Africa on Thursday, June 9. India failed to defend a humongous total of 211 runs, and the skipper has been at the receiving end of some harsh questioning regarding his bowling rotation policy. Follow IND vs SA live updates, India vs South Africa live updates on InsideSport.IN.
Notably, Pant was elevated to the role of a captain after KL Rahul was ruled out of the season. Expectations were high from him, and though he did well with the bat to score 29 runs from 16 deliveries, the wicketkeeper-batter did not look convincing as a skipper.
IND vs SA: Zaheer Khan criticizes Rishabh Pant for POOR CAPTAINCY, says ‘he should have used four overs from Yuzvendra Chahal’
Yuzvendra Chahal, who happens to be India’s trump card when it comes to bowling department, bowled only 2.1 overs in this ball. Despite other bowlers getting smacked for runs aplenty, the IPL 2022 purple cap winner was not utilized properly, which surprised many, including former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan.
“Not using Yuzvendra Chahal’s full quota of four overs is something Rishabh Pant will look at in the hindsight and team management will have conversations around. Because we have seen Chahal do that – he’s having a tough day but having that ability to come back and take wickets. And what Indian team required to win this game was to bring the next batter in. So the call was in your hand,” Zaheer said while speaking to Cricbuzz.
IND vs SA: Zaheer Khan criticizes Rishabh Pant for POOR CAPTAINCY, says ‘he should have used four overs from Yuzvendra Chahal’
“May be in the hindsight Rishabh Pant will definitely try and analyse the game and see what he could have done differently. Maybe Axar’s over went for runs could have given him the signal that maybe spin is not the right option now. Ability of Chahal is greater than that. He could have created opportunity – he can go for runs but can give you wickets. The game would have been different,” he further opined.
Meanwhile, the action now shifts to Cuttack, as India and South Africa will lock horns for the second T20I at the Barabati Stadium. India will be eyeing to bounce back in this game while Pant will try to silence the doubters by getting his captaincy calls right this time around.
IND vs SA: Zaheer Khan criticizes Rishabh Pant for POOR CAPTAINCY, says ‘he should have used four overs from Yuzvendra Chahal’
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