The Indian team allowed the Proteas to reach a massive score of 296/4 in their allotted 50 overs after having reduced them to 68/3 in the 18th over. Bhuvneshwar, who looked largely ineffective, conceded 64 runs in his 10 overs and failed to pick up a wicket.
While reflecting on the Indian bowling effort in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra was particularly displeased with Bhuvneshwar’s performance. He said:
The cricketer-turned-commentator highlighted that the swing bowler has lacked potency in his bowling for a considerable while. Aakash Chopra elaborated:
Jasprit Bumrah was the only Indian seamer to apply some pressure on the Proteas batters. Even Shardul Thakur did not look too threatening and conceded 72 in his 10-over spell.
“You are not able to pick wickets in the middle overs” - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra lamented the lack of wickets from Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal in the middle overs. He explained:
The 44-year-old also questioned KL Rahul for not utilizing the services of Venkatesh Iyer with the ball. Aakash Chopra observed:
It was certainly surprising that Venkatesh Iyer was not given the ball even when the other Indian bowlers were unable to apply too much pressure on the Proteas batters. The Indian captains need to show greater confidence in his abilities if the team management is looking at him as a batting all-rounder in the long run.
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