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'They will have to make major changes': Former pacer not impressed by Indian bowlers' performance vs Australia

The performance by the Indian bowlers vs Australia in the first T20I left a lot to be desired. Apart from Axar Patel, all Indian bowlers had economy rates of 11 or above, as they were hammered in all parts of the ground. The bowling at the death was even more shambolic as well.

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Updated Sep 21, 2022, 22:26 IST

India failed to chase down a target of 208

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

India were defeated by Australia by four wickets in the first T20I.
The Indian bowlers failed to defend a massive target of 209.
They gave away 57 runs in the final 20 balls of the innings.

India did not have a great start to their three match T20I series against Australia in the first game. After scoring 208 on the board in the first innings courtesy half-centuries from Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul. However, Australia chased down the target, in what was the second most successful run chase in T20I history against the Men in Blue, as they won the game by four wickets.

The performance by the Indian bowlers left a lot to be desired. Apart from Axar Patel, all Indian bowlers had economy rates of 11 or above, as they were hammered in all parts of the ground. The death bowling was shambolic as well they went for 57 runs in the final 20 balls of the innings.

Former India fast bowler RP Singh was extremely disappointed at the India bowlers' poor show in the first T20I. He believes that not many overs where the bowlers were making any significant impact.

"Apart from that Umesh Yadav's over where he picked up two wickets, there wasn't a single over where the Indian bowlers made an impact. It isn't a matter of skill, but maybe they weren't able to execute their plan well," he said in an interaction with Cricbuzz.

RP Singh also believes that India need to make major changes in their bowling plan, failing which, they would never be able to defend a target. "Also, when you are bowling wide yorkers, you can't afford to have the point and the third man inside the circle. They will have to make major changes. Otherwise, India won't be in the game at all if they have to defend a target of 150," the pacer added.

In fact, RP Singh also pointed out that there was never a moment in the run chase were the Australian batsmen let things get out of hand.

"There was never a period during the Australian run chase where India were able to dominate. Australia kept on hitting boundaries at regular intervals while also taking singles consistently," he said.

"While Cameron Green and Matthew Wade played really well, there were also valuable contributions from the other batters," RP Singh concluded.

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