Team India’s death bowling woes in T20Is were visible in the third T20I against Australia at Guwahati, where the side conceded 43 runs in last two overs to hand Australia a 5-wicket win. Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan were at the receiving end as the pace trio conceded 149 runs in their combined 12 overs. They were taken apart by Glenn Maxwell, who smashed an unbeaten 104 off 48 balls.
While the pace veterans, including Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah showed a sheer dominance with the ball in recently concluded ODI World Cup, the young pace attack in T20Is, have been hot and cold in recent games. The likes of Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan, who are most likely to board plane for T20 World Cup 2024, have not been able to maintain Bumrah-like quality in death overs.
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Prasidh Krishna, who made his T20I debut in August this year, has been expensive, conceding 11 runs per over, and has often struggled to execute his variations under pressure.
Arshdeep Singh, who made his T20I debut against England in 2022, has shown glimpses of his death bowling skills with pin point yorkers and slower balls. However, the young pacer has failed to hit the mark consistently and have produced few expensive spells in recent games.
Meanwhile, Avesh Khan has been the least impressive of the trio, with 17 wickets in 17 games, with an economy rate of 9.03, and has failed to make an impact in any phase of the game.
With just 8 matches to go before the T20 World Cup 2024 showdown, this performance has raised serious concerns for India. The Men in Blue will need to iron-out their death bowling to challenge top teams like England, Australia and New Zealand in the marque event.
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