New Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- Following his side's loss to South Africa in the second T20I, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav expressed that he, vice-captain Shubman Gill and other batters could have given a better start since the team cannot rely on their star opener Abhishek Sharma all the time.

India's batting concerns continued in the second T20I, as, except for a half-century from Tilak Varma, no other Indian batter managed to stick around for long, and the top order failed yet again, with the captain and vice-captain duo continuing their poor run of form. With this 51-run loss to Proteas, the five-match series is now level 1-1.

Speaking during the post-match presentation, Suryakumar said, "I think myself, Shubman and other batters, cou...