Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik shares his tackle Sri Lanka ODI collection failure and Virat Kohli’s efficiency within the collection. Workforce India confronted a difficult ODI collection towards Sri Lanka, dropping 0-2 and marking their first collection defeat to Sri Lanka in bilateral ODIs since 1997.
All through the collection, Indian batters struggled towards spin bowling on tough Colombo surfaces. Regardless of their efforts, the Indian workforce faltered of their run chases in all three matches, with even the seasoned Virat Kohli failing to make a major affect.
“Not going to defend Virat..” Dinesh Karthik on ODI collection loss
Karthik famous that the pitch was difficult for all of the batters within the lineup. The wicketkeeper, who beforehand performed alongside Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru, talked about that the floor in Colombo proved notably difficult in the course of the center overs.
“On this collection… let’s admit. Be it Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or anybody else. With a barely semi-new ball, between overs 8-30, it is laborious work. Nothing to fret about. Not too many pitches work that means, however it’s been a tricky pitch to play spinners. I am not going to defend Virat Kohli right here, however taking part in spin right here could be very laborious,” Karthik mentioned on Cricbuzz.
Maheesh Theekshana on India’s batters
Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana noticed that the pitch situations favored the host workforce. He additionally famous that Indian batters are usually extra comfortable taking part in on shorter boundaries and “good wickets” discovered of their dwelling nation.
“They (India) normally play on good wickets and small boundaries in India,” Theekshana had mentioned after the collection win.“We knew taking part in in Premadasa, if there’s little bit flip, we are able to take benefit as a result of we’ve got good spinners,” he added.
Kohli’s scores of 24, 14, and 20 rekindled issues about his vulnerability to spin. The Indian batter appeared subdued within the center overs, particularly following Rohit’s aggressive begins. Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik attributed the workforce’s struggles to the appreciable quantity of flip the pitch supplied.
The ODI collection towards Sri Lanka had marked the return of each Kohli and Rohit Sharma to the format after the World Cup.
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