DTVHINDI“Players were too lazy” – Nasir Hussain on Sri Lanka’s poor performance in Manchester Test
Apart from this, Hussain believes that Sri Lankan players looked very sluggish on the third day of the first Test against England. He said that the visiting team will have to reconsider their performance in case of defeat. He said, “If Sri Lanka lose this Test, they will look back at the first hour on Friday and ask themselves whether they were fully prepared, because it was a complete contrast to the fight they showed over the first two days. Test cricket is like arm wrestling – you can’t drop your concentration at any level – and I felt they were quite lethargic in the morning. They were not ready for the match to start.
IND vs ENG: Kevin Pietersen angry at Rohit Sharma’s flop performance in the second test, said- he is very lazy…
In the first innings of the second Test match against England, Rohit Sharma could score only 14 runs in 41 balls. Rohit Sharma and Kevin Pietersen (Photo Source: IND vs ENG, 2nd Test, Kevin Pietersen on Rohit Sharma dismissal: India and England The second match of the five-match Test series between is being played in Visakhapatnam from 2 February. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Rohit Sharma was seen failing in the first innings of the second test also. Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs in 41 balls at the hands of England’s debutant Shoaib Bashir. Former England player Kevin Pietersen has given a big statement regarding the wicket of Rohit Sharma. Can get out against anyone – Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen says the pitch was good to bat on. But Rohit Sharma failed to understand the pitch properly. Speaking on GeoCinema, Kevin Pietersen said, ‘It doesn’t matter against whom you lose wickets, you can get out against anyone. I think he might be cursing himself. Because a lot of runs would be scored on this pitch. Considering my dismissal against a very young and inexperienced bowler on this wicket, one must be wondering how I got myself out here. Kevin Pietersen further said that the shot that got Rohit Sharma out in the second Test was not in a hurry and was very lazy. Rohit Sharma had scored 63 runs in the first test match. The team had high expectations from him in the second test match, but he could not give his best today. Talking about the match, after the dismissal of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer also flopped. Shubman Gill (34) and Shreyas Iyer (27 runs) were able to score. Rajat Patidar showed some aggression, but lost his wicket against Rehan Ahmed for (32) runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored a century. Till the time of writing the news, he is standing at the crease unbeaten (160 runs).
