Former Pakistani batter Basit Ali said that Team India should have elected to bat first after having won the toss in their T20I series opener against Bangladesh on Sunday, October 6. The India team secured a convincing seven-wicket win in Gwalior, chasing down the 128-run target in just 11.5 overs as well.

Baist opined that India should have considered batting first and shared on his YouTube channel: “Why did Suryakumar Yadav & Gautam Gambhir choose to field first? It was a flat 200-run surface. India should have batted first. I think they will not make this mistake in the second match. They will look to put the bowlers under some pressure by making them bowl in the dew.”

“A second all-rounder played with Hardik Pandya. He bowled two overs, which weren’t that good, and he remained unbeaten with the bat. However, this competition is very good for India. If you see, Rinku Singh or Riyan Parag could have been sent to bat, but Gambhir had other plans. This is good thinking of having six bowling options and having batting till No. 8,” he again shared.

Meanwhile, young pace bowler Mayank Yadav made his T20I debut against Bangladesh. He began his career with a stunning maiden over and finished with figures of 4-1-21-1 as well. Basit Ali also added how Mayank clocked 149.9 on the speed gun despite a recent injury and hoped that he would remain fit and be part of India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia later this year.

“It was a dream debut for Mayank Yadav. He started off with a maiden and even clocked 149.9 kmph. He has come from an injury, which is why his speeds haven’t been 157 or 158. Just imagine if he had been given the new ball instead of Hardik Pandya. He instilled fear. If you guys saw the match, batters didn’t play him on the front foot. I hope that he remains fit and goes to Australia,” he concluded.