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ENG vs IND: Ex-Indian cricketer points out India’s sudden batting collapse on Day 4
The monumental 195-run partnership between Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul gave India a massive chance to emerge victorious in the first Test, but the flop show from India’s tailenders didn’t go well with former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra, who highlighted how it has become a problem for the side. Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul slammed centuries to guide India to a dominant position in the ongoing first Test against England in Leeds; however, India’s lower-order collapse remained a huge concern after the visitors lost their six second-innings wickets for 31 runs. Nonetheless, Team India managed to post a huge target of 371 for England.
"Two incredible centuries, and two collapses. One collapse in the first innings, and one in the second. So many collapses, are we playing Jenga? Collapses have become a part of Indian cricket. Generally, everyone's tail wags, and our tail is so tiny. It ends as soon as it starts. So that is a problem. In the first innings, at one stage, it seemed like you would score 550-575, but it was not to be," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
Chopra further underscored how lower-order batters failed to make their contribution, leaving Jadeja alone at the other end.
"Here also, there were expectations of a lot of runs being scored, and that you would go far ahead, but it hasn't happened again because wickets fell one after the other, which included Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur. Ravindra Jadeja was playing, but we play with three or four No. 11s - Bumrah, Siraj, Prasidh. It hurts that Shardul has become like a No. 9," he said.
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