Former Indian Cricketer and Commentator Aakash Chopra criticised Indian T20I Skipper Hardik for hitting a six, India required 2 runs off 14 balls, Hardik was at strike and was at 14 of 14 balls and Tilak Verma in non-striker end at 49 of 37 balls, Hardik hit a six of Powell’s ball due to which the non-striker Tilak Varma couldn’t complete his half-century. “You needed 2 runs off 14 balls, and he (Hardik) smashed a six”.
Aakash Chopra on his official YouTube channel:
“Tilak Varma, outstanding. First Indian to get 30+ scores in his first three international innings. He scored a fifty in his previous games and was close to another this time too, in fact, it should’ve been a fifty. His temperament is good, his range is good, he was aggressive at first and then was happy to play second-fiddle to Suryakumar,” Chopra said.
“Hardik comes to bat and tells him it’s important to remain not out, don’t get carried away. Then Hardik hits aggressive hits… You don’t need NRR, it would’ve made no difference. He told Tilak to go easy but tried to hit big shots himself,”
“You needed 2 runs off 13 balls, and he (Hardik) smashed a six. I’m sure they want to build a culture that doesn’t care about individual milestones. But even a not-out doesn’t really matter here, even if you were out there, you still had 12 balls there to score 2 runs. Tilak was denied a chance to score a fifty. That’s just my opinion, though,” He added.