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“There was no need to play that shot then” – Kris Srikkanth slams Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s judgement
By SMCS - Jul 26, 2026 2:00 pm
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Former India captain Kris Srikkanth showed his disappointment with the way Vaibhav Suryavanshi threw his wicket away in the second T20I against Zimbabwe. Team India trashed the hosts by 90 runs to clinch the series with a game to spare as well.
Batting first, India posted a huge total of 219/5. Vaibhav Suryavanshi got off to a blazing start yet again but ended up playing
one shot too many, and was dismissed for 20 runs off nine balls as well.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Vaibhav Suryavanshi

“Vaibhav hit 4,6,4,4 and then got out in the same over. So that maturity has to come. There was no need to play that shot then. If he gets that maturity, he can be a great player. One good thing is that he can take the bowling apart anyway, so that maturity will help,” Kris Srikkanth said in a video on his YouTube channel.

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“Ishan Kishan, when he is on song, he is on song. He plays on another level. He got everything right. A typical knock where he can hit from fine leg to cover, he has that range. They tried bowling short to him because he got out a few times to that before but he capitalised really well,” he again added.

Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma
Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma

Kris Srikkanth also praised star batter Tilak Varma for his quickfire fifty as well. He appreciated his role in keeping the tempo going but also questioned his consistency as well.

“Tilak came in at the right time. The thing with him is that once in four-five games he will play a deadly knock. It was a good knock. Hopefully he continues. Consistency is a factor with him. They have given him a firm slot, and he did well. Today I was happy. He capitalised well. In all fairness, he picked up the run-rate well. Strike rate was fantastic,” Kris Srikkanth concluded.