After India’s shocking defeat in the fourth T20I against England, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has commented on India’s struggle against the short ball. He added that Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been dismissed cheaply in all three of his innings and has fallen prey to the short ball twice as well. Suryavanshi scored 15 runs off 10 balls as India set England a 159-run target in Bristol on Thursday, July 9 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Let me start with the short ball. It’s one thing the Indian team has repeatedly been seen surrendering to. The England bowlers did a lot of short bowling. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, it’s been three knocks where he has hit shots every time, and it seemed like he would score more runs, but he hasn’t crossed 15 even once. His runs haven’t crossed his age thus far.”

“He (Suryavanshi) hit one or two very good shots, but he got caught against the short ball once again. Ishan Kishan also got caught against the short ball. He got caught in the previous match and this match as well. He has had a lot of problems against the short ball. Abhishek Sharma’s batting was going like a run-a-ball, and then he eventually got dismissed to a delivery that wasn’t wicket-taking. We are being seen collapsing against the short ball. Our batting strategy against the short ball is not up to the mark. It is turning out to be a bit of a problem, which is being exposed,” he again stated.

However, Aakash Chopra slammed Team India for their poor batting approach, stating that Vaibhav Suryavanshi was added to the team to bat even more aggressively than earlier.

“The Indian batting looked slightly timid. We were going at almost a run-a-ball. We scored only 71 runs in 10 overs. It’s not like we had lost a lot of wickets this time. We were saying our playing style is carefree and fearless, and that’s why we have made Vaibhav Suryavanshi a part of this team because we can run faster than this,” he said.

“However, a very timid batting approach. It seems like they are scared of getting out. A champion side’s playing style doesn’t change that radically. If we start oscillating like a car wiper, it means there is a problem. This innings was a true example of a hangover from what happened in the previous match,” Aakash Chopra concluded.