Former India captain Kris Srikkanth raised his distress over Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Hardik Pandya’s inability to finish off the matches in Odi’s. He also was unhappy about the form of Rohit Sharma.
“The form of Rohit Sharma is a big concern and so is the strike rate and consistency of Dhoni and Pandya. Rohit is too good a player in this format to be missing out, especially in proper batting conditions,” Srikkanth said.
“Dhoni failed to accelerate as he has in the recent past (in the fourth ODI). The former captain and Hardik Pandya could not have hoped for a more solid platform to launch an attack and get India to a massive score,” he added.
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Srikkanth also opened up about the mistakes that have been made by the Indian batsmen and said that this Indian team relies heavily on Virat Kohli.
“This series has so far been all about Virat Kohli and one significant partnership with him in the middle (last three with Shikhar Dhawan). Once you take those numbers out, there is little else to show. Constant chopping and changing of personnel and the batting order are not helping the team’s cause either,” he said.
India’s quest of a maiden ODI series triumph in South Africa was derailed briefly as the hosts fought back brilliantly to win the fourth ODI in Johannesburg.
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