Former Pakistan skipper and selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has recently criticized the Indian batters for not putting up any fight on Day 1 of the third Test against England. His comments came as they were bowled out for mere 78 runs in the first innings. He also shared how Rohit Sharma was well set just before getting dismissed.

However, Sharma had survived the initial attack from the England pacers and looked set as he faced 105 balls as well. But he could not do well and eventually got out after scoring 19. While speaking on his YouTube channel The Match Winner, Inzamam-ul-Haq said that players have to try to score runs once they get settled at the crease.

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“The Indian batters never put any pressure (on the bowlers). As a cricketer, whatever the nature of the pitch is, whether there is swing or spin, if you have played 25-30 balls, your eyes, your eye coordination, your hand coordination, all these get accustomed to the pitch. You have to take some chances after that. Like Rohit Sharma, he played 105 balls. You can’t say that you are not set after playing 105 balls. You have to take responsibility and you have to play your strokes,” said Inzamam-ul-Haq.

He also slammed Virat Kohli as he got out very cheaply. And, with this, his poor show continued. It’s been nearly two years that he had scored a hundred in Tests. Moreover, he has been struggling to score the fifties nowadays.

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“Virat Kohli too played 31 balls. But what did he do? He made 7 runs, and he was completely tied up. (England are) a team that you had defeated some days before. In the fourth innings, on a dry pitch, you made them absolutely flat. You destroyed their batting. If you have won the toss here, put them into bat again. With the advantage of two hours (of moisture), I won’t say that England would have been all out for 78, but they wouldn’t have scored big,” Inzamam-ul-Haq concluded.