India was defeated by Bangladesh by five runs in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh now leads the three-match One-Day International series 2-0. Mehidy Hasan was on fire in the second ODI, smashing an unbeaten century and taking two wickets.
Following the match, former players Venkatesh Prasad and Virender Sehwag criticised India’s ODI approach and urged the Indian Cricket Board to make changes. Taking to Twitter, Prasad wrote, “India is innovating in so many fields across the world. But whn it comes to playing limited-overs cricket, our approach is a decade old. England after the 2015 WC first-round exit took tough calls and turned around to become such an exciting team, India need to take tough calls..”
Here is Venkatesh Prasad’s tweet
And change approach drastically. We haven’t won a T20 WC since the IPL started & last 5 years have been poor in ODI’s apart from winning inconsequential bilateral. Haven’t learned from our mistakes for too long and far from being an exciting team in limited overs cricket. CHANGE
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) December 7, 2022
In the meantime, Sehwag mocked the Indian team, saying, “Cryptos se bhi tez gir rahi hai apni performance yaar. Need to shake up – wake up.”
Here is Virender Sehwag’s tweets
Cryptos se bhi tez gir rahi hai apni performance yaar. Need to shake up – wake up.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 7, 2022
India reached 266 for nine in 50 overs, chasing a target of 272 runs, with captain Rohit Sharma scoring an unbeaten half-century despite batting with a heavily taped left thumb. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer scored 82 runs off 102 balls, while Axar Patel scored 56 runs off 56 deliveries. Ebadot Hossain was in fine form for the hosts, taking three wickets.
Many of the visiting batters struggled, with former captain Virat Kohli scoring only five runs off six balls as an opener. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan (8), Washington Sundar (11) and KL Rahul (14) all fell short of expectations. Bangladesh initially posted 271 for seven in 50 overs, led by Mehidy’s unbeaten 100 off 83 balls and Mahmudullah’s 77 runs off 96 balls. Sundar, meanwhile, took three wickets for India.
