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'Just install a bowling machine': Chahal’s blunt take on pitches after WI chase down 250

Yuzvendra Chahal has criticized the current state of T20 cricket, arguing that flat surfaces and small boundaries have stripped bowlers of their influence. Following India's loss in the second T20I, where they failed to defend a score of 249/5, the spinner suggested that the game has become so skewed toward batters that using a mechanical pitching device might be just as effective as employing a human bowler.

The West Indies successfully reached the target in 18.3 overs, fueled by a 120-run partnership between Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford. Chahal also highlighted the Impact Player rule in the IPL as a factor that has accelerated scoring rates and diminished the competitive nature of traditional totals.

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