It was totally England bowlers' fault as Pant did no wonders, says Asif

Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif opined England didn't bowl well to Rishabh Pant after the wicket-keeper batter scored a rapid 146 off 111 balls in the final Test at Edgbaston.

The 24-year-old scored a superb counter-attacking century after English pacers reduce India to 98-5.

Pant paired with fellow left-hander Ravindra Jadeja and shared a sixth-wicket partnership of 222.

"It was totally England bowlers' fault as Pant did no wonders," Asif said in a video posted on Twitter. "He [Pant] has technical faults. His left-hand doesn't work but still he managed to score a century because English bowlers didn't bowl to him in his weak areas.

"I will not name individuals but England made a lot of mistakes. When Jadeja and Pant were batting, they brought in a left-arm spinner who wasn't an ideal option to bowl at that moment.

"I am not against Pant, but with such decisions by the opposition, you get an edge to score big."

Asif also said highlighted that he had pointed out Virat Kohli's technical issues but added that he loved watching him bat.

"I pointed out Kohli's technical fault a couple of years ago but people started calling me out.

"See today, he hasn't scored a century for a long time now. I love watching Kohli and even he is a big player than me. But technically, he needs to work harder."