T20 World Cup 2022: "Is Liton Das playing on the same pitch as the Indian openers or is the bowling too poor?" - Indian fans lambast dreadful bowling by the seamers against Bangladesh in the powerplay

The Indian bowling unit was carved open by a swashbuckling onslaught by Liton Das in Bangladesh's attempt to chase down the 185-run target in the Super 12 encounter at the T20 World Cup 2022 on Wednesday, November 2. The opening batter brought up his fifty in just 21 balls as Shakib Al Hasan and Co. recorded 60 runs in the powerplay without the loss of any wickets.

India have come up against a variety of surfaces in Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney so far, but the fresh surface in Adelaide might be the flattest of them all. There was little help for the pacers with minimal swing upfront and the short square boundaries did not help their cause either.

Bangladesh, in particular Das, went for the charge as soon as the second over of the innings, as he dispatched Arshdeep Singh for three boundaries. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, in his second over, was hit for three consecutive boundaries to keep the onslaught going.

Mohammad Shami's introduction into the attack did not quite ease things for the Men in Blue. The right-arm pacer bowled the last over of the powerplay which went for 16 runs as Bangladesh cruised at 10 runs per over to cement their formidable start.

The current pace attack on display is a revamped one with Jasprit Bumrah not being available. Shami replaced Bumrah in the squad while Mohammed Siraj was included in the reserves to replace the injured Deepak Chahar.

Indian fans have been far from happy with the bowling display from their pacers so far. Here are some of the reactions:

Rain interrups play at Adelaide; Bangladesh currently 17 runs ahead by DLS method much to India's dismay

Rohit Sharma introduced Axar Patel into the attack once the powerplay came to an end. The woeful display by the pacers was cushioned a little by a tight over from the all-rounder, who conceded seven runs off his over.

However, rain made its presence felt as soon as the over was concluded, forcing the game to be halted at the Adelaide Oval. The Indian pacers' poor display might go onto hurt the side as Bangladesh have a healthy 17-run cushion according to the DLS method.

Is the current bowling unit toothless on good batting tracks? Let us know what you think.

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