NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has criticized the national team following India’s impressive second T20I performance against Bangladesh in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Young talent Nitish Reddy excelled with both bat and ball, scoring a half-century and taking two wickets as India secured an 86-run victory over Bangladesh to seal series.
Reduced to 41 for three inside Powerplay, India went on to score 221 for 9, riding in Nitish and Rinku Singh’s explosive fifties.The bowlers then restricted Bangladesh to 135 for 9 to secure a big win.
Basit hailed the temprament of the Indian players and the foresightedness of the coaching staff led by Gautam Gambhir.
“The thought process is very important, which is missing in Pakistani cricket. India rested Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal but nobody rests in our team. So, please learn something from India,” Basit Ali said on his YouTube channel.
“The kind of sixes that Nitish hit should be called ‘Athhe’ and not sixes. And then Rinku Singh is Michael Bevan after all. Gautam Gambhir’s thinking has been a success. I am not saying that he will win the World Cup straight away. Even if he flops, Gautam won’t stop backing him because they pick players and make them and this is the best example of that,” the former cricketer added.
Koi Pochay To Btana Rinku aur Reddy Nay Phainta Lgaya | Basit Ali
In the match, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first. Bangladesh rattled India early but Nitish (74 off 34 balls) and Rinku (53 off 29 balls) built a crucial partnership of 108 runs. Hardik Pandya then fired a quick 32 off 19 balls, helping India reach a big total
While chasing 222 runs, Bangladesh managed to keep up with the run-rate initially but kept losing wickets consistently.
Mahmadullah was the only notable performer with 41 runs off 39 balls, including three sixes.
With this victory, India won the three-match series 2-0. Nitish Kumar Reddy was named the ‘Player of the Match’ for his outstanding all-round performance.
