The Indian team failed to defend targets of more than 200 runs in the Johannesburg and Cape Town Tests. Their bowlers failed to create much of an impression as South Africa strolled to easy seven-wicket wins on both occasions.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra bemoaned the lack of support for Bumrah and Shami. He elaborated:
The former India cricketer highlighted that none of the bowlers could replicate their first-innings performances in the second essay. Aakash Chopra explained:
The other Indian bowlers could not sustain the pressure exerted by Bumrah and Shami on the Proteas batters in the fourth innings at Newlands. Even Bumrah was slightly off-color in the Johannesburg Test and proved to be quite expensive as well.
“It is not possible for Bumrah and Shami to take wickets every time” - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra added that Team India had quantity but lacked quality in their bowling attack. He observed:
The 44-year-old concluded by saying that the Proteas bowlers shared responsibility, which was not the case with Team India. Aakash Chopra pointed out:
Shami and Bumrah scalped 14 and 12 wickets respectively in the three-match series. Although Shardul Thakur also bagged 12 wickets, seven of those came in one innings. Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav took a combined total of eight wickets.
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