In the second Test, Indian batsmen failed to produce a cohesive effort as the home team relied on opener Jaiswal’s 209 in the opening innings and Shubman’s 104-run knock in the second essay.
In the ongoing series against England, former India pacer Zaheer Khan has called attention to the hosts’ batting weaknesses, stating that India’s victory in the second Test was solely due to the individual brilliance of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. In the second Test, the Indian batsmen failed to produce a cohesive effort; instead, the home team prevailed 106 runs thanks to opener Jaiswal’s 209 in the first innings and opener Shubman’s 104 runs in the second essay, in addition to bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s outstanding bowling performance.
“There are a few concerns when you look at the team – batting is something that they will be talking about because under these conditions, on this sort of a surface, we have seen India do better,” Zaheer commented on JioCinema.
Despite Zak Crawley being the only player to reach the half-century mark, India managed to score 292 runs against England, who had set a target of 399 runs.
“If you look at England’s second innings, they reached nearly 300 despite having just one half-century. That is what a group effort is capable of. There is still more work to be done with the bat, but Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have both had two outstanding innings,” Zaheer continued.
India entered the second Test in a terrible position after losing the first Test by an astonishing 28 runs after dominating the first innings by 190 runs.
In addition, the injured trio of Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, and KL Rahul in Vizag, as well as top batsman Virat Kohli, were absent for India.
“You need to be aggressive, fight, and believe in yourself to ensure that the series ends with a 1-1 score if you are trailing in the first game. Additionally, I believe Rohit was successful in highlighting each player’s unique performance.” Part of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, the third Test of the five-match series will get underway in Rajkot on February 15.
