Failed to defend targets due to dew: Batting coach Vikram Rathour on India’s Asia Cup efficiency

India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour has cited dew as a unfavorable consider India’s performances whereas chasing targets within the just lately concluded Asia Cup. The former batsman additionally talked about that the group is engaged on bettering their skill to defend targets.

India’s current run has seen them lose three matches of their final six, all coming whereas defending targets towards Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. Rathour has blamed the dew as a cause for India’s struggles whereas defending targets.

“We are working on that area of getting better at defending targets. But to be fair to our bowlers, the toss plays a vital role and every time we have not been able to defend are the places where there has been dew, so it gets easier to chase,” Rathour mentioned on the eve of the primary T20I towards South Africa.

The former batsman mentioned he will not be harsh on the current shows by Indian bowlers, saying they’ve been capable of push matches until the very finish.

“I won’t be harsh on bowlers as they have been able to push the match till the last over, every time, when we are looking to defend. It’s one ball here and there but, of course, we are doing pretty well, but hopefully, we will get better,” mentioned Rathour.

The 53-year-old mentioned India has overcome the considerations surrounding batting first forward of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

“I think batting first was one of the concerns during the last T20 World Cup, but since then, we have been putting up par or par plus scores every time that we have batted first. So I don’t think that’s an issue,” Rathour added.

Finally, Rathour touched upon the shift in India’s batting recreation plan, with the boys in blue now choosing a extra aggressive method.

“There is a very visible shift in the way we are batting. The approach has changed. We are trying to be more aggressive, we are playing with better strike rates and more intent. That is pretty evident. As a batting unit, we have done well,” mentioned Rathour.

India are set to face South Africa within the first recreation of the three-match T20I sequence in Thiruvananthapuram.

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