India entered the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2023 tournament with a 10-wicket win against Nepal that was dominated by rain.
Rohit and Shubman remained unbeaten till the end as the Men In Blue registered an easy win via DLS at Pallekele International Stadium. Despite the win, it wasn't a smooth sailing for the Indian team. After opting to field first, Indian fielders were quite sloppy ias they dropped three catches. Former India coach Ravi Shastri was critical of their performance in the field as he called out their 'flat body language' at the start of the match.
"The approach, at the very beginning, those catches going down. The body language seemed flat. It took those three catches to wake them up. By that time their openers were going well, Jadeja came and stemmed the rot," Ravi Shastri said on Star Sports.
"Put in to bat which had a little bit of moisture and had something for the fast bowlers, I think Nepal did an outstanding job. They will take that score."
Shastri went on to praise Nepal's batting against heavyweights India. "They went after the bowling. They hot those sixes. Immediately 50 was on the board and the confidence was rubbed off on the middle-order and the lower order. This showed in the last five overs that showed there. It's great. From Nepal's point of view, just think if the crowd that came here. First time the Indian crowd has been outnumbered," Shastri added.
