Former Indian batter Subramaniam Badrinath questioned Indian batters’ aggressive approach after the T20 World Cup 2026 match against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. Badrinath said the home team’s batters didn’t assess the conditions but kept slogging, which led to their downfall.
India was in all kinds of trouble at 77-6 as the Wankhede pitch as well as the USA bowlers flabbergasted them. On the other hand, the former CSK batter praised Mohammed Siraj for his impressive spell on return. Siraj returned with figures of 3-29 in his quota of four overs to deliver the goods for the team.
Subramaniam Badrinath said on his YouTube Channel, “Mohammed Siraj bowled brilliantly. He was eating biryani in Hyderabad only two days back. But despite being suddenly called up for a World Cup game, he bowled very well.”
He added, “India also had several scary moments. To be reduced to 45/4 and 77/6 against an average USA attack is unacceptable. The reason for such a collapse was the lack of assessing conditions and showing proper batsmanship. The Indian batters could have applied themselves better, as there was seam and spin, instead of blindly slogging. They won’t escape every match like this, and that’s the big lesson.”
The former right-hander praised Suryakumar Yadav’s knock as he batted at the top of his game. SKY scored a match-winning knock of 84 runs off just 49 balls to help India post 161 runs on the board.
“He played a smart innings with the team under pressure. The quality and pedigree of a batter should always be judged by the range of shots, and that’s where he stands out. He had an answer for every type of delivery and bowler. Only if you have a batter like that can you come out of a tough situation. Because with six wickets down, he had to stay and score playing percentage cricket,” said Badrinath (via Star Sports Instagram handle).
“You can’t get out and also score runs, which is a very difficult situation to be in. He scored equally in all areas. He has not ignored the offside. That’s the brilliance of Suryakumar Yadav.”
India will next take on Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on February 12.
