Former cricketer Abhishek Nayar said that having multiple batters with the same batting style could be a matter of concern for Team India in the upcoming 2023 edition of the Asia Cup 2023. He also added that Shreyas Iyer is the only batter in the Indian squad who can up the ante right from the start as well.

Speaking to Jio Cinema, he expressed: “The biggest concern for me is that India have very similar types of players. When you look at your top order, barring Shreyas Iyer, who can play big shots from the outset, everyone else is someone who will take their time before they play big shots. We had Hardik Pandya, who used to hit a six off a spinner on the first ball he faced, but now even he has stopped doing it.”

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He also shared that India might only have one left-handed batter in the playing XI as well. Nayar also shared that if Ravindra Jadeja was promoted up the order to target a left-arm spinner, it would mean that Hardik Pandya would have to play at No. 7. He also said that this could result in Team India not having an aggressor in the middle overs as well.

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“Having right-handers, although it is not so much of a concern, but when the ball is turning in these conditions and you have a left-arm spinner against you, Ravindra Jadeja is the only left-handed batter we have. That will push Hardik Pandya to No. 7. That part of it is a bit of a question mark. Because if KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are batting together, who is going to be the aggressor? At times, we become very tepid in the middle overs when we are bowling. That is why your balance or your composition should always contain attacking bowlers who can do a similar kind of job even in the middle overs,” Abhishek Nayar concluded.