Former Indian national cricket team opener Aakash Chopra has lashed out at batsmen including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after they failed in the Adelaide Test match against the Australia national cricket team.

Aakash Chopra considered batting failure to be the key reason behind the Indian national cricket team’s humiliating 10-wicket defeat in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

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Indian batsmen failed badly in Adelaide Test

The visiting team’s batsmen looked miserable in the pink-ball Test match against Australia. In the first innings, the Rohit Sharma-led team was bowled out for 180 runs in 44.1 overs.

Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scored for the team with 42 runs to his name, while KL Rahul and Shubman Gill contributed 37 and 31 runs respectively.

In the second innings, the Indian batsmen performed even worse and the team was bowled out for 175 runs, setting a target of 19 runs for the hosts.

Nitish Kumar Reddy once again top-scored for the team with 42 runs in his bag, while Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill contributed 28 runs each.

The truth is, he was a batting failure, not once but twice – Aakash Chopra

Speaking in a video shared on his official YouTube channel after the Indian team’s loss in the Adelaide Test by 10 wickets, Aakash Chopra criticized the batsmen for not being able to play even 50 balls in the second innings. He elaborated:

“Where did we go wrong? It’s a big question. The truth is, it was a failure to bat, not once but twice. The decision to bat first was absolutely correct. In the first innings, when you got out for 180, you could have done “. He said that happens. However, by the second innings, the field had become flat.

“Surely there was some help in the first innings. If you are not going to bat 80 overs in two innings in a Test match, that is the problem. There is not a single person in the team who has said he would bowl 80-100. No one player played 50 balls. We are talking about 50 runs, but no one played 50 balls.

In the end, the weaknesses of the Indian batting were exposed once again – Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra further said that the batsmen’s inability to play longer innings cost team India the match. He added that the team’s “batting weaknesses” were once again exposed by the Australian bowlers, and things look miserable for India.

“In the end, the weaknesses of the Indian batting were exposed once again. When wickets fall with the new ball, Virat Kohli is at number 4, a lot is expected from Rishabh Pant but he has not played a big knock so far in” In this series, and Rohit Sharma at number 6, our batting has not disappointed us. That is the main reason for India’s defeat in Adelaide,” Aakash Chopra said.