Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has slammed Team India for their batting collapse in the third T20I against England. He added that Harshit Rana had to be sent to bat in the Powerplay after India lost five wickets in the first five overs as well. England posted a 202-run target after being asked to bat first in Nottingham and then bowled India out for 76 to register a 125-run win and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “The headline story is: What has happened to the Indian batting? Believe it or not, we were 41/2 at one stage and got all out for 76. We lost five wickets in the Powerplay. Harshit Rana’s batting came in the Powerplay. We folded up in 11.4 overs. 76 all out from 41/2, it is just not right, and this is not happening for the first time. The problem is that it is happening repeatedly. We fell short massively while chasing middling totals in Ireland. You can lose, but this was like a follow-on in T20 cricket. A 125-run loss is absolutely mindboggling.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also stated that inconsistent performances are expected from the young Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

“Vaibhav hit sixes for sure, but got out after that. This has happened twice, and you will get this with Vaibhav. This inconsistency is quite likely to happen because he is a batter like that. He hit a six against Jofra Archer and then a six against Josh Tongue, and then there was a short ball, and he got out to it. This can happen,” he said.

“It wasn’t going to be an easy job if Abhishek Sharma gets out when you are trying to chase 200 runs. Ishan Kishan hit a pull and found the fielder in the deep. Then Shreyas Iyer played a flick, and he also found the fielder in the deep. We can say that they are slightly soft dismissals, as you found the fielders in the deep, but the truth is that someone will have to take responsibility to bat deep into the innings,” Chopra added again.

“Axar Patel also got out in the Powerplay. If five batters get out in the first six overs, that team cannot win. Then Tilak Varma got out to Will Jacks’ ball. Shivam Dube was cramped and dismissed with a short ball, and then it was just a procession of sorts. To get all out for 76 from 41/2, it means you lost eight wickets for 35 runs. Now this is a bit embarrassing,” he concluded.