India vs England: ‘India’s current batting lineup isn’t in their best interest,’ reckons Ajay Jadeja
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The Indian cricket team is currently struggling at the ongoing T20I series against England. After three matches, the result stands 2-1 in favour of the visitors with two matches to go. India’s bowlers have done well but their batsmen have failed to put up a decent show so far.
Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja also opened up on the problems with the current Indian batting line-up. He feels that some of the players are batting too low in the order. Jadeja said that Hardik Pandya is not a number seven batsman and should bat higher.
“I feel some players are not playing in their ideal positions. For example, I am a big fan of how Hardik Pandya plays his game. When he came out to bat, look at the England bowlers who had overs left. Archer, Wood, and an over or two of someone else.
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“There is no team who have five frontline bowlers. You will always have one bowler who’s slightly weaker than the others. India needs to understand which batsman will give them the maximum returns when they come up against a particular bowler,” said Jadeja.
Decide which bowlers you want Pandya to face: Jadeja
Ajay Jadeja mentioned that the team management knows the pace at which Hardik Pandya bats in T20Is. As a result, they need to decide that they want him to face Mark Wood and Jofra Archer or Sam Curran and Chris Jordan.
“You know the pace at which Hardik Pandya bats when he’s having a good day. You have to think whether you want to up the ante when your batsmen are facing Archer or Wood, or when someone like Jordan or Sam Curran is bowling. That’s why I feel India’s current batting lineup isn’t in their best interest,” he added.
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