Cuttack: The Indian team is ready to play the second match of the T20 series against South Africa (IND vs SA). This match will be played in Cuttack on Sunday. Before that match, the team’s experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bhuvneshar Kumar) on Saturday Rishabh Pant Defended the captaincy of (Rishabh Pant). Pant was handed over the command of the team on the eve of the match due to KL Rahul’s injury but the Indian team lost by seven wickets.
According to Bhuvneshwar, the bowlers disappointed stand-in captain Rishabh Pant in the first T20I against South Africa. Talking to the media, Bhuvi said, ‘He is a young captain and this was his first match. I am sure he will try to do better in future. The captain can do well only when the team does well.
“Our bowlers could not perform well and we let them down. If we had performed well, you would have been appreciating his decision-making ability. I am sure he will do well. He also expressed hope that the team will make a strong comeback in the second match. Bhuvneshwar is leading the Indian attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
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He said, ‘Everyone can have a bad day. It was a bad day for us as a bowling unit and it happens. We will be back in the next match. This was the first match of the series and all had returned from the IPL. Everyone has done well in IPL and everyone knows what to do to perform better.
“Our bowlers could not perform well and we let them down. If we had performed well, you would have been appreciating his decision-making ability. I am sure he will do well. He also expressed hope that the team will make a strong comeback in the second match. Bhuvneshwar is leading the Indian attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
IND vs SA T20I: Rishabh Pant turns on Rohit-Virat’s hard work, India misses breaking world recordHe said, ‘Everyone can have a bad day. It was a bad day for us as a bowling unit and it happens. We will be back in the next match. This was the first match of the series and all had returned from the IPL. Everyone has done well in IPL and everyone knows what to do to perform better.
In the first match of the T20 series played in Delhi, the Indian team scored 211 runs. Even after this, South Africa had achieved the target with 5 balls to spare. After this defeat, questions are constantly being raised on the captaincy of Rishabh Pant.
