'What works in India won't necessarily work here': Coach wants batters to make adjustments after flop show continues in England

India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate did not defend the batters after their flop show in England continued. India batters have had an inconsistent run on the UK tour, leading to five losses from six T20Is. After a defeat in the fourth T20I to lose the series, the former Netherlands all-rounder wants batters to make little adjustments as the surfaces and England haven’t been similar to the ones they got used to during the T20 World Cup 2026 and the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

He credited English pacers Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue but blamed batters for not executing what was discussed. He termed their performances as 'poor'.

"I think Jofra (Archer) and (Josh) Tongue bowled exceptionally well and we haven't made that adjustment as much as we have spoken about it, we have spoken about the need to evolve and what works in India won't necessarily work here,” the former Dutch all-rounder said in the post-match press conference. 

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"We just haven't quite managed to shift from that mindset where we read on whether we are really strong on good wickets and the little adjustments that were needed. I think all the three wickets were little slower, had a little bit of bounce. You can't play the same way, we trying to address but at the same time our performance have been really poor," he added.

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India’s star-studded batting lineup misfires

In the ongoing series, Iyer is the leading run-scorer with 190 runs from four outings including two fifties. His strike rate has been a decent 155.73 as per conditions. Abhishek has a fifty and scored 128 runs at a strike rate of 185.50. 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hasn't got going. He has scored just 42 runs at a strike rate of 168. His innings have been cut short by short balls from Archer. India have been missing the impressive knocks from Ishan Kishan who has scored 66 runs, including a 49-run knock. His strike rate has dropped to 115.78.

Meanwhile, Tilak Varma has been underwhelming in the middle order, managing just 51 runs at a strike rate of 118.60. Shivam Dube's strike rate has taken a hit as well. He has scored 71 runs at a strike rate of 129.09. Barring the unbeaten 42 in the previous game, he hasn't got going.

Axar Patel seems to be lacking clarity of role. His batting position has been changed often, in one of the T20Is he even batting below Harshit Rana. He has managed just 16 runs from four innings, often batting too low down the order.

On July 9, Washington Sundar was given a chance and he managed five runs from just eight balls. Amid poor batting performances, Sanju Samson has been benched after three forgettable outings including two on Ireland tour.

Problem of too many left-handers?

In the fourth T20I, there was only one right-hander amongst the top eight batters. With Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy injured, it will be interesting to see if Samson makes a comeback or Shedge plays his second T20I, batting in the middle order.