Not surprised by India’s loss to Ireland; Tilak struggling on slower tracks: Rayudu

Former India player Ambati Rayudu is not surprised by the team’s 0-2 loss to Ireland as he believes that Shreyas Iyer and his men were under-prepared for the assignment, a case in point being finisher Tilak Varma’s inability to get going on slower wickets.
Speaking exclusively to PTI, Rayudu, who played 55 ODIs and six T20Is for India, said the change in conditions after the IPL became too difficult for the reigning T20 world champions, who lost the second T20I by a mere one run on Sunday in Belfast.

“No, I’m not really surprised because I don’t think they were prepared well enough for the conditions that they have encountered. It’s always very, very difficult to go from really flat tracks to slightly spongy wickets which have some lateral movement as well,” the former batter said.
“Most of the guys are so used to having these really fast bat-swings, the in-between game and the control of the down-swing is a major concern,” added the 40-year-old.