In the first T20I, India lost by 4 runs while chasing a target of 150 against the West Indies.
After the Indian team lost the first T20I match against the West Indies on Thursday in Tarouba, Trinidad, Kamran Akmal, a former Pakistani wicketkeeper and batter, criticised the team. India was shocked by the hosts by four runs as the visitors failed to reach their modest 150-run mark. India lost six wickets for just 68 runs after being well-positioned at 77 for 3 in the 11th over thanks to debutant Tilak Varma’s best score of 39 and 21 from Suryakumar Yadav. India, according to Akmal, were “overconfident” during the pursuit.
“I thought the captain, coach, and management were overconfident when they (India) came for chase.” They seemed to be thinking, ‘it’s a nothing total’. You must plan ahead of time. That didn’t occur to me. I observed experiments, but you need to plan ahead of time. “You need to plan the roles of the players, keeping in mind whether they’re making a comeback or are already a part of the team,” Akmal stated on his YouTube channel.
In the first T20I, Akmal was similarly dissatisfied with the Indian team’s batting order. Suryakumar was drafted third by Hardik Pandya’s team. Varma came after him, and the next hitter was Hardik Pandya. Sanju Samson was given the sixth inning to bat.
“Does Sanju (Samson) play at number 6 in the IPL?” Give him a shot in the top four. These batsmen should bat higher in the order if (Virat) Kohli and Rohit (Sharma) are unavailable. If you put him at 6, you’re assuming he played aggressively in the last ODI and will do so again. “It doesn’t happen all the time,” Akmal continued.
On Sunday, India will face the West Indies in the second T20I in Guyana.
