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Team India looked set to claim victory in Manchester to take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing 5-match T20I series against England until Ravi Bishnoi came in to score 17 runs.th Against good England batsman Jacob Bethel.
beyond 17th England’s score in the over was 142 runs for 5 wickets and they had to score 49 runs in the remaining four overs of the second innings. That over from Bishnoi changed the entire momentum of the match as he gave away 29 runs in it.
Wasim Jaffer points out real issue with Ravi Bishnoi’s bowling
Ravi Bishnoi started the over with a no-ball as he cut down the return crease off his back foot. One ball later, the spinner made the same mistake again and the umpire called another no-ball. Jacob Bethley, who was on strike, took advantage of the opportunity by hitting three sixes and a four in that over.
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer pointed to Ravi Bishnoi’s mistake which probably cost India the match. Jaffer observed that the spinner tried to bowl very fast, at around 100 kmph. At that speed, there was not much spin for the batsman to dodge. Therefore, since there was very negligible turn on the ball at speeds of around 100 kph, batsmen found it easy to hit Ravi Bishnoi’s ball.
“I mean, I think once batsmen get used to Ravi Bishnoi, he becomes easier to face. He bowls at around 100 km/h, and at that speed, he doesn’t have much leg-spin. Most of the time, it’s either a topspinner or he’s trying something different, but ultimately there’s a certain pace to his bowling. He also bowls googlies, but it seems that Batsmen have started to figure out how to play him,” said Wasim Jaffer. His YouTube channel.
Rajasthan Royals drop Ravi Bishnoi from IPL 2026
Jaffer mentioned that during IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals also did not show enough trust in the talented spinner. For most of the tournament, the franchise relied on Yashraj Punja for spin bowling.
“We saw it in the IPL as well. Rajasthan Royals did not play him much. They gave him chances in the initial matches and he performed quite well, but after that they dropped him and replaced him with Yashraj Punja.”
“So, I think Bishnoi needs to make some changes to his game if he wants to continue being successful. Otherwise, if he continues to bowl at the same pace and the batsmen get used to him, it becomes quite easy for them to face him,” the former cricketer said.
Wasim Jaffer asked Team India to look for some other talent
Wasim Jaffer highlighted that ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup, the Indian team management wants to unearth unknown talents. Ravi is one of the team. But some other leg spinners could be contenders to debut for the national cricket team in the T20I format.
Jaffer said in his YouTube video, “Looking at the IPL, India have a lot of bowling options. Kuldeep Yadav is not a part of this team. We have also seen Shivang Kumar performing well for Sunrisers, so there are options available. It is not that India does not have options.”
