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The India vs England 2nd T20 match ended in favor of the home team, as the England national cricket team won the match by 4 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 series. In the second match, Ravi Bishnoi proved to be the villain as he bowled four overs, giving away 60 runs and failed to take a wicket.
However, Ravi Bishnoi was criticized for his poor bowling performance and bowling three no-balls in a game, making him the first bowler from an ICC full member country to bowl three no-balls in a T20I. He bowled two no-balls in the 17th over of the game, which cost the match as India was in a good position in the game before this over.
Ravi Bishnoi, the villain of India’s defeat
When Ravi Bishnoi came to bowl, England needed 49 runs in the last four overs. His recent no-ball occurred because he crossed the return crease with his back foot instead of crossing the popping crease with his front foot. 29 runs were scored in that 17th over and the match was completely in England’s favor and Jacob Bethell took full advantage of the free-hit.
After the match, many former cricketers and experts have criticized the leg spinner after his poor performance in the game. Now Mohammad Kaif has taken a dig at the young leg spinner who returned to the team after many years.
“It is a crime for a spinner to bowl a no-ball” – Mohammad Kaif criticizes Ravi Bishnoi for bowling a no-ball
Mohammad Kaif, while speaking on his YouTube channel, said that bowling a no-ball by a spinner is a crime. He criticized Ravi Bishnoi’s run-up and revealed that all the great leg spinners in world cricket have straight run-ups rather than zig-zag.
“However, I am not with Bishnoi. It is a crime for a spinner to bowl a no-ball. Look at the run-ups of some of the greatest leg spinners. They all run straight, nobody has crooked angles. Nobody likes that. Every time his run-up changes, the action changes. The basics and the little things are important.”
“You can’t make fundamental mistakes. It’s their mistake. But are the management people also watching it in the nets? They must be telling them about it,” he said on his YouTube channel.
“You should know your best XI” – Mohammad Kaif questions India’s playing XI
Mohammad Kaif also questioned Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer’s strategy of not playing Ravi Bishnoi in the Ireland series if the 25-year-old was planning to play in England. Kaif also feels that the Men in Blue management does not have a clear idea about the best playing eleven.
“If Bishnoi was in your plans, why didn’t he play in Ireland? If he had got a game, he could have improved there and it would have been better for him. Many mistakes have been made. Such a situation should not happen.”
He said, “You should know your best XI. A leg spinner did not play against Ireland. Bishnoi should have played. We do not know our best XI. England was a big series, so he should have played in Ireland first.”