Ishan Kishan was struggling to score runs with a good strike-rate in the three-match T20I series against West Indies.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra wasn't impressed with India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan's batting approach. He criticized Kishan's performance in the recently concluded T20I series against West Indies.
Kishan was struggling to score with a good pace and he batted with a strike rate of 85.54 in the series. The southpaw scored 71 runs with an average of 23.67 while opening the innings for India in absence of KL Rahul.
In the first match, Kishan added 35 off 42 balls at a strike rate of 83.33. He followed it up with a 10-ball 2 and 31-ball 34 runs knock in the last two T20Is at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
“There was pressure again on Ishan Kishan. He batted well but the strike rate is still questionable. Questions will be raised repeatedly on that as he is playing because of left-right combination plus destructive, explosive but he is not able to do that job,” said Chopra on his YouTube channel.
Aakash Chopra lauded Venkatesh Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav's 91-run stand in the final T20I which helped India set up a good total. They scored 184/5 in 20 overs which turned out to be too many for the tourists.
“Ruturaj - there was an opportunity, I thought he would do well. He played the wrong shot. Shreyas Iyer was looking good but got out. But when Rohit got out, India were floundering. I didn't think they would reach till 170-180 but then we had Venkatesh Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav - amazing partnership,” Chopra added after India won the match by 17 runs and sealed the series 3-0.