India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik pointed out some key takeaways after India’s win on Thursday against Sri Lanka. Karthik said that Jadeja looked in rhythm on his comeback and Venkatesh Iyer also showed his utility with the ball.
Chasing the target of 200, the Sri Lanka team never looked like chasing the target as Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck a couple of times in his first two overs, and the Sri Lanka batting line-up couldn’t recover from that. Speaking to Cricbuzz in the post-match show, Dinesh Karthik said that Harshal Patel bowling well in the powerplay was one of many boxes ticked for India.
“The things I liked in the bowling attack was to see Harshal Patel bowl in the powerplay. Venkatesh Iyer stitched his first over well. Jadeja looked good, and Chahal created two opportunities in his spell. Those boxes were ticked for India.” Dinesh Karthik said.
“If there is a little bit of swing, we can see Bhuvi is a master and a handful to deal with. He had a quiet tour in South Africa, but he has come back and shown the world why he rated highly in this format, an absolute gem of a spell at the top,” he added.
“Shreyas might get a chance to bat at any position 3,4,5”- Dinesh Karthik
On the same platform, Zaheer Khan lauded Shreyas Iyer for showing versatility in his batsmanship. He pointed out that it’s not easy for a batsman to hit out from the first ball when he walks to bat after a big partnership but Shreyas Iyer looked good from the very first ball.
“It’s never easy for batsmen to walk in after a great opening partnership. You are always caught up with the tempo you want to set, that is the challenge Shreyas Iyer had and you need a good temperament to handle that. He had to adapt and adjust to the low bounce and speed of the wicket. From that point of view, Shreyas did a fantastic job and played a matured knock.” Zaheer Khan said.
Dinesh Karthik also seconded that opinion that Shreyas will always be in the mix as the players keep getting rotated in these covid times.
“With Covid and other prevalent issues, Shreyas might get a chance to bat at any position 3,4,5 at any given point in near future. So the most important thing for him would be to put up enough scores to be part of the Indian set-up, and that’s what he is doing. He did okay against West Indies, and today, he performed well.” Karthik said.
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