"You Missed A Trick": Ex-India Star Critical Of Hardik Pandya's Captaincy In First T20I vs West Indies

05.08.2023 - 07:20 sports.ndtv.com

West Indies stunned Hardik Pandya-led India by four runs to bag the first T20I of the the five-match series on Thursday. Chasing a modest 150-run target at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, the tourists faltered and failed to make a comeback.

Earlier, India put a good effort with the ball by restricting the West Indies at 149 for 6 in 20 overs. However, former India batter Aakash Chopra is not pleased with the captaincy of Hardik.

He stated that the India captain "missed a trick" during their bowling against West Indies. West Indies, who started really well after opting to bat, were in trouble at one stage as leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal claimed two wickets in his first over, which happened to be the fifth over of the innings.

Chahal removed Kyle Mayers as LBW and then dismissed fellow opener Brandon King the same way two balls later. Despite claiming the two wickets, Chahal was next given bowling seven overs later. "India didn't start that well with the ball.

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