Pune: The second T20 match was played between India and Sri Lanka (India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 Match). By winning this match, Sri Lanka has equalized 1-1 in the three-match series. The match was played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The Indian team could not perform anything special in this match. Due to which India got defeated by 16 runs. Prior to this big defeat of India, Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar looked very unhappy. He gave a lot of class to the Indian players.
Batting first Sri Lanka scored 206 runs in 20 overs. The bowlers of the Indian team bowled 7 no balls during this period. In which Arshdeep Singh alone threw 5 no balls. Sunil Gavaskar strongly criticized this poor bowling.
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Talking to Star Sports, Sunil Gavaskar said, ‘As a professional player, you cannot do this. We often hear that players say that today things were not in our control, but it is in our control not to bowl a no ball. What happens after you bowl, what the batsman does is another matter. It is absolutely in your control not to bowl a no ball.
Sunil Gavaskar has blamed Arshdeep Singh for India’s defeat. He spent 37 runs in 2 overs with 5 no-balls and did not take a single wicket. Arshdeep Singh has also become the bowler who has bowled the most no balls from India in T20 cricket.