RANJI TROPHY | Jagadeesan points to poor shot selection for TN’s batting debacle

Tamil Nadu skipper Jagadeesan attributed his team’s batting collapse (18 for five) against Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy here on Thursday to the poor shot selection and the approach taken by the batters.

“I think it’s only the batters to blame for the kind of shot selection that we made, and also the approach that we had towards the game. I don’t think they bowled extraordinarily, but it was just our fault. There was slight seam movement, and I felt we could have definitely negotiated them a lot better,” he said after the day’s play.

The 29-year-old emphasised the importance of being smart while batting.

“I think it’s about having more smartness when we bat, because the wicket was a bit slow and the bowlers were also bowling really slow. And I just felt that we were looking for runs a bit more. So, probably, if we had just taken our time to settle in and get used to the pace, things could have been different. To sum it up, it’s a session lost for us,” he said.

Jagadeesan was optimistic about an improved collective batting performance in the second innings and the season ahead.