‘Having batting until No.8 isn’t bravery’: Former India batter slams Shreyas Iyer’s staff choice

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has questioned India’s staff mixture after Shreyas Iyer and his aspect suffered a 24-run defeat to West Indies within the fourth T20I in Hyderabad, arguing that the administration prioritised batting depth over a stronger bowling assault.India entered the competition with 4 specialist bowlers and two all-rounders, however the mixture did not comprise the West Indies batters, who piled up 247/3 of their 20 overs. The hosts responded with an aggressive batting effort however may handle solely 223 earlier than being bowled out, permitting the guests to stage the five-match collection 2-2.Kaif felt India’s choice was not suited to the situations and mentioned the staff wanted to depend on specialist bowlers moderately than count on its batting line-up to compensate for a scarcity of bowling choices.“Having batting until No.8 isn’t bravery. Bravery is taking part in your correct bowlers on batting wicket. A courageous name is one the place you decide seven batters and 5 correct bowlers, together with Axar Patel because the all-rounder. Bravery isn’t permitting the opposition to attain 250 after which saying we’ll chase it down. If you really play with 5 important bowlers, you will not must chase so many. The flatter the situations, the extra specialist bowlers ought to play,” Kaif mentioned on Cricbuzz.India’s difficulties with the ball have been evident throughout the collection. They had been unable to defend a goal of 250 within the second T20I, whereas they conceded 209 within the third match regardless of securing a 14-run win. The newest defeat additional highlighted their struggles to limit the West Indies batting line-up.Kaif additionally questioned India’s resolution to depart out Kuldeep Yadav, arguing that the left-arm wrist-spinner may have provided a beneficial wicket-taking possibility on the Hyderabad floor. He instructed that India ought to have thought of sacrificing an additional batter to enhance the stability of the aspect.“I’d have performed Kuldeep Yadav. Rashid Khan made a reputation for himself on this Hyderabad observe solely. The prime 4 within the ICC rankings are all leg-spinners. So on a flat observe, Kuldeep Yadav would have been much more helpful,” he mentioned.Kaif added that the pitch situations may have labored in Kuldeep’s favour, with modifications of tempo and extra bounce probably serving to the spinner hassle the opposition batters.“Just the change of tempo and the additional bounce from the Hyderabad pitch would have assisted him. India may have simply dropped a batter and picked one other bowler,” he added.The collection is now stage at 2-2, leaving each groups with one match to resolve the end result. The fifth and remaining T20I will likely be performed on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.