Ishan Kishan played too many dot balls versus Sri Lanka, and Aakash Chopra thinks, “Unable to take that many singles.”

Among all of those batters, Ishan Kishan went unnoticed as well. Notably, Kishan hit numerous dot balls and scored 33 runs in 61 deliveries, both of which escaped the notice of former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra.

Team India have defeated Pakistan and Sri Lanka in back-to-back matches to advance to the championship round of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. Notably, the team had outstanding performances in both of their games, which allowed them to go to the Asia Cup final. However, it can be claimed that India’s batting display versus Sri Lanka missed a few key components.

With numerous batters failing to go deep, the team only managed to score a middling total of 213 runs in the opening innings. Regarding the same, Chopra stated that Kishan was batting against Dunith Wellalage and was sent up the order, but he played an excessive amount of dot balls and failed to force the ball into gaps.

Ishan Kishan failed to reach Dunith Wellalage. Ishan Kishan would suffer from one thing, even though he was hitting really well. According to Aakash Chopra in a video on his YouTube channel, the left-arm spinner was bowling brilliantly when he was sent to bat at No. 4, which made sense.

Irfan Pathan also discussed his inability to accept numerous singles in his commentary: Aakash Chopra

In addition, Irfan Pathan’s expert remarks were also brought to light by Aakash Chopra as he was broadcasting the Super Four match between India and Sri Lanka. Even if the conditions were a little challenging for the new batters occupying the crease, he emphasised that India was batting first and the southpaw had the opportunity to bat within the first 20 overs of the game. Despite this, he did not consistently rotate strikes and did not play with enough abandon.

Irfan Pathan discussed his inability to accept that many singles on commentary as well. The pitch was a little slow, but he was playing too many dot balls when you got to bat in the first 20 overs,” he continued.

Ishan Kishan struck one six and one four in his 33-run knock, but just 23 runs off the remaining 59 deliveries.

Despite an outstanding showing against Pakistan in the Asia Cup group stage, Kishan was unable to profit against Sri Lanka, unlike the majority of hitters. Nevertheless, despite scoring just 213 runs in the first innings, India effectively batted down the total and won by 41 runs.