former india captain Chris Srikanth A scathing attack was launched on the Indian batsmen after India suffered a 76-run defeat to South Africa in the Super Eights of the 2026 T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad.The Indian team was chasing 188 runs, but was eliminated by 111 runs in the 19th over. The crash is triggered early when the form is on Ishan Kishan In the first over, he was bowled out for a four-ball duck, losing to Aiden Markram’s part-time spin.
Srikkanth didn’t mince words about this harebrained start while speaking on his YouTube channel.“Ishan Kishan was almost caught in the last delivery but he was batting hard. Is there a need to bat hard in the next delivery? Rinku Singh could only score single-digit scores whenever he batted. The bilateral series was easy to play compared to the ICC events. The batsmen will now re-examine their approach going forward. Abhishek Sharma The game has gone from forward to non-forward. “Former opener also questioned team’s batting order, accused Suryakumar Yadav Because there is no more responsibility.“Suryakumar Yadav has made a big mistake. He should have been at No. 3. He only said that all positions except opening are flexible. This left-right combination is rubbish. This is what leads to Hardik Pandya Come at 7 o’clock. Your mentality only matters if you play good cricket. “Suryakumar was at No. 4 as India faltered at 5/2, managing just 18 off 22 deliveries. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya was surprisingly relegated to seventh spot, scoring 18 off 17 balls.Srikanth was particularly angry at the decision to give Washington Sundar the lead over the established finisher when India were 26/3 in the fifth over. Sundar, who moved up to fifth position, scored 11 out of 11 balls and was chasing further and further away.“It’s absolutely ridiculous. India were humiliated in every way today. This is what we usually do to our opponents but today the roles were reversed. Hardik Pandya performed well in fifth place under pressure. He should be in fifth place. Instead, they sent him at 7 o’clock, which was completely unfair. Hardik Pandya being ranked seventh is a ridiculous decision,” Srikanth said.He warned that the fallout from such a disastrous defeat could be lasting.“The mentality of the Indian batsmen will become more negative. India’s batting was not consistent throughout the match. It was just saved by one or two players and even errors occurred in this match. Dube hit some sixes at the end but after the match, it was all empty calories.”Barring Shivam Dube’s 42, no Indian batsman could cross the 20-mark mark, one of their most disappointing batting performances in recent years and leaving their Super Eights campaign hanging in the balance.
