‘Batting till No.8 is not bravery’: Ex-India batter slams Iyer’s team selection

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has questioned India’s team combination after Shreyas Iyer and his side suffered a 24-run defeat to West Indies in the fourth T20I in Hyderabad, arguing that the management prioritised batting depth over a stronger bowling attack.India entered the contest with four specialist bowlers and two all-rounders, but the combination failed to contain the West Indies batters, who piled up 247/3 in their 20 overs. The hosts responded with an aggressive batting effort but could manage only 223 before being bowled out, allowing the visitors to level the five-match series 2-2.Kaif felt India’s selection was not suited to the conditions and said the team needed to rely on specialist bowlers rather than expect its batting line-up to compensate for a lack of bowling options."Having batting till No.8 is not bravery. Bravery is playing your proper bowlers on a good batting wicket.