IND vs WI 2nd Test: Indian team coach warns Sai Sudharsan despite 87 – ‘He knows it very well’ | Cricket News
Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak analyzed Sai Sudharsan’s dismissal and identified a technical fault. He is now working with the mentally strong youngster to resolve this issue.During the first day of the second Test between India and West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Sudharsan scored an impressive 87 runs off 165 balls. His innings ended when he bowled off the back foot against vice-captain Jomel Warrican’s spinning delivery.Sudharsan found himself cramped and found himself trapped in front of the stumps. After India’s dominant first day, Kotak explained how the 23-year-old batsman fared despite his known mastery of spin bowling.“Sai is obviously from Tamil Nadu, they play a lot on turning wickets so he is pretty good against spin, I think his back foot play and some shots he plays on the back foot, not many players bowl or a lot of bowls he bowls on the back foot, most players would bowl it on the front foot, the only thing we talk about is some very full bowling also sometimes he bowls on the back foot so we are trying to reduce that, he knows it very well and he tries,” Kotak said.Sudharsan, who received his first England cap earlier this year, had scored 147 runs in seven innings before this Test. His declining performance had sparked criticism over his place in the Test team.After KL Rahul’s dismissal at 58/1, Sudharsan joined Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease. The left-handed pair built a substantial partnership of 193 runs for the second wicket, putting India in a dominant position.“You see Sai, we all know how talented he is and every time you probably won’t watch the score, you will watch the batsman how he bats, how he places his innings, what kind of shots he bowls sometimes one or two innings, anyone can fail but he batted brilliantly today, I don’t think, he is someone who is very tough mentally, you will never see him under pressure, you will never see that he will change his style of play whatever it is, he always plays on merit, so in the same way. it hit today,” he continued.After Sudharsan’s departure, Jaiswal continued his aggressive batting approach. He remained unbeaten on 173 runs from 253 balls after celebrating his seventh Test century, setting himself up for a potential third double century in Test cricket.“The determination he showed was important for me. The ball came to the new and better bat. He also bowled the second 50 at a good pace. But I felt that after 60-65 overs, the ball did not come to the better bat. I think he took enough time; he didn’t miss a single shot,” he added.“The same thing he told me at tea time, and it shows that in the last match he felt like he missed a big innings, so the way he approached it, I think it was great. For me the most important thing was the determination he showed to play a big innings. Obviously he’s still playing, but I think that determination and belief after not being as aggressive as well, he’s batting on 173 or 175, so this shows how he hit well. “
