Former India opener Kris Srikanth made some light-hearted remarks forward of the Tremendous 8s match towards West Indies within the 2026 T20 World Cup. Srikanth stated that the present West Indies assault didn’t have sufficient firepower to problem the Indian batsmen and joked that Ian Bishop must come and bowl to hassle the Indian batsmen.
India will tackle West Indies in a Tremendous 8s match on Sunday, March 1, on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Each groups have one win and one loss within the Tremendous 8 stage. The winner of this match will face England within the second semi-final on March 5 in Mumbai, with the loser eradicated from the event.
Ian Bishop simply wants to come back again and bowl for them – Kris Srikanth
Kris Srikanth stated on his YouTube channel that West Indies depend on energy hitters however lack high quality bowlers. He additionally stated that West Indies’ batting unit lacked consistency, including that India remained the a lot better group general.
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“West Indies have six batting talents. However who will bowl for them? They only want Ian Bishop to come back again and bowl for them. Additionally they have a horrible high order, particularly the openers,” Srikanth stated.
“Hetmyer is the one good participant within the high order and he’s used to the Indian circumstances. Their batting line-up is simply too haphazard. India is a a lot better group,” he added.
West Indies solely have good spinners – Kris Srikanth
The cricketer-turned-commentator stated West Indies aren’t a critical problem for India. Srikanth added that West Indies primarily depend on spinners, however the medium pacers make it straightforward for India’s batsmen.
“India will crush gamers like Shankar Joseph. Brandon King and Shai Hope aren’t scoring any runs. They do not even want a proportion as a result of it is going to be a straightforward win for India. West Indies solely have good spinners. Medium pacers are too straightforward for Indian batsmen. They don’t have any motion, no tempo and no momentum.”
West Indies suffered a nine-wicket defeat to South Africa after profitable the primary 5 matches of the event. India too has misplaced simply one among their 5 matches to this point, and that loss was towards South Africa.
West Indies can compete with India by batting first – Kris Srikanth
Former India captain Kris Srikanth stated West Indies can solely problem India in the event that they bat first and rating an enormous complete. He added that India’s sturdy batting line-up ought to dominate on Kolkata’s flat pitches.
“The one menace that West Indies can pose to India is to bat first and rating 240. If they’ll rating even 200-210, they may have an opportunity. Kolkata is a small floor with flat pitches, which is advantageous for either side. If West Indies hit 15 sixes, India will smash 18 sixes,” Srikanth stated (through the supply cited above).
“They’ve six-hit energy, however India has larger six-hit energy. India will hit a few sixes in Hooghly with such an influence batting line-up and this West Indies assault,” he concluded.
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