Former Indian Cricketer turned commentator Ajay Jadeja has expressed his disappointment over Virat Kohli’s post-match comment that India fell behind immediately in the T20 World Cup 2021 match against Arch-rivals Pakistan after losing two early wickets at the start.

After losing to Pakistan for the first time in a World cup game and that too by 10 wickets Indian captain Virat Kohli appreciated the Pakistani bowlers for taking early wickets against India and putting India under pressure immediately. India were 6/2 after 2.1 overs as Shaheen Afridi dismissed Rohit Sharma and Kl Rahul both in his first spell. Virat Kohli believed that losing two wickets at the start of the innings made it difficult for India to come back in the game.

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Speaking on Cricbuzz Live Hindi today, Ajay Jadeja compared India’s on-field approach to England’s playing style and said:

“I heard Virat Kohli’s statement that day. He said when we lost two wickets, we fell behind in the match against Pakistan. I was disappointed with that. When a player like Virat Kohli is out there in the middle, there is no way the match has ended. He had not played even two balls and was thinking like that. So, it shows India’s approach.

“On the other side, teams like England have only one approach and that is to attack no matter who is in the middle,” he added.

England has proven to the cricketing world that teams can achieve tremendous success by batting aggressively in white-ball matches. They won the 2019 Cricket World Cup on that basis and are among the favourites to win the ongoing T20 World Cup as well.

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According to cricket expert, Ajay Jadeja teams can achieve success by batting aggressively in white-ball matches and England is going that for quite a few years now.

“England has gotten off to a good start, but I still can’t say who will be the second team to qualify from this group. I see an IPL-type scenario in Group 1 of Super 12. Almost all teams have equal strengths and weaknesses. Any team can defeat the other side on its day. It is not just about earning 2 points but denying the opponent those crucial points. This pool is very interesting,” Jadeja concluded. 

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