BCCI reviews India's Asia Cup 2022 performance, deems slow batting in middle overs a concern
India Today
BCCI top brass reviewed India's Asia Cup performance and identified that the dip in scoring rate between overs 7 to 15 is a cause for concern. The board officials wanted to focus on figuring out a solution for the same in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup.
India's batting in the middle overs, between overs 7 to 15, is the main area of concern ahead of the all-important ICC T20 World Cup, the BCCI has concluded after reviewing the team's forgettable outing at the Asia Cup.
The showpiece will be held from October 16 to November 20 and India's first match is in Melbourne against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23.
On Monday, the BCCI announced the team for the marquee event along with the six T20I matches against Australia and South Africa, starting September 20.
However, apart from the squad selection, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah along with the national selection committee did discuss the underwhelming performance of the national team during the continental championship.
"Yes, the Asia Cup performance was discussed. But obviously, more than problems, the focus is on solutions and what are the things that needs to be improved during the T20 World Cup," a senior BCCI official privy to developments told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
While there were a few issues, all agreed in unison that India's pedestrian batting approach in the middle overs is becoming an issue against better teams and was a problem during the Asia Cup.
"There is an obvious issue with batting during the middle overs, especially between 7th to 15th where we haven't done well in the Asia Cup. Obviously, the team's think-tank is aware and we have some world class players, who can obviously change their game as per team's needs," the official said.
