Former India Cricketer Ajit Agarkari Praised Shreyas Iyer’s innings of 92 runs and then gave his views on the pitch India On the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Saturday, 252 posted 252 while batting first. “It’s a special innings. When he looks back, he’ll be very proud of it because of how difficult it was for most batsmen with the ball and a pitch like that. In the beginning, maybe he took a few chances, but after I got away. On was very decisive, even when he defended first out of the 25-30 runs he played and then counter-attacked,” Agarkar said during a discussion on Star Sports.
“We saw it in the first hour itself when the spin came, how much it spins. There were some balls that bounced and were really short, so it’s difficult. It’s not just about survival, you have to get runs as well. And scoring runs means you have to take risks,” Agarkar said.
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Russell Arnold said that Sri Lanka has given more runs than they should have.
“To be honest, not very happy (with Sri Lanka’s bowling). They got 10 wickets but they gave away a few more runs. You are going to take wickets on any pitch. The moment you pick up a couple, you want To stay in the game, but if you let it slip away like they did, it’s going to be a problem for Sri Lanka,” he explained.
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Meanwhile, Agarkar defended Virat Kohli, who was dismissed for 23. “While you’ve had a long career, now with over 100 Tests, there are always going to be periods when you somehow find yourself out there. But at the moment, it’s happening,” Agarkar said.
“Today, again it was pretty low. He was looking to play on his back foot against spin; it just skid and it’s too late. I can’t say that in the way he’s batting. Anything is wrong because he is still getting the figures. Sooner or later that will change.”
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