Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has blamed the “lack of talent” for India’s crushing defeat to South Africa within the first Check earlier this week. South Africa beat India by an innings and 32 runs on the SportSport Park in Centurion, taking a 1-0 lead within the two-match sequence. India scored simply 245 runs within the first innings, whereas additionally permitting South Africa to publish 408. After conceding a lead of 163 runs, India have been bowled out for 131 of their second innings, thus crashing to an innings defeat.
Whereas analysing the match, Karthik blamed India’s middle-order batting, in addition to medium pacers Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna, as the primary causes behind the defeat.
“I do not suppose it is about not being prepared in crimson ball cricket. However I will undoubtedly put it right down to lack of talent. There are specific areas, that are gaping holes within the present Indian staff. The 2 large areas for me are the third and 4th medium pacers and the center order batting. This isn’t the Indian staff that we’re used to and this isn’t the usual that they’ve set over a time frame,” Karthik, who is without doubt one of the retained gamers for IP staff Royal Challengers Bangalore, mentioned on Cricbuzz.
Shardul conceded 101 runs in 19 overs, whereas Prasidh leaked 93 runs in 20 overs, whereas additionally choosing only one wicket every
Talking on their performances, Karthik mentioned the pair gave away “too many boundary balls”, whereas additionally questioning Krishna’s place within the staff because of his lack of first-class cricket expertise.
“Shardul and Prasidh undoubtedly have to up their recreation. I believe Rohit was very form to them when he mentioned that they are younger bowlers. However Shardul was there on the earlier sequence as effectively. He did fairly effectively. However this time, it was a really bizarre efficiency. Prasidh Krishna is younger bowler and it exhibits that he would not have an excessive amount of first-class expertise. He was making a gift of one too many boundary balls. There wasn’t any management and that is by no means a very good check in Check cricket,” he added.
Whereas India’s hopes of profitable a Check sequence got here crashing in simply three days, Rohit and his males will look to bounce again with a win within the second and closing Check, beginning January 3 in Gqeberha.
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