Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticized Tilak Varma after India’s shock one-run loss to Ireland in the second T20I in Belfast on June 28.Chasing 155 to level the two-match series, India were reduced to 19/3 in the third over when Tilak Varma walked out to bat. The 23-year-old tried to steady the innings but managed only a slow 55 off 46 balls. The rest of the batting line-up also struggled as India fell a run short, suffering a 0-2 series loss.Criticizing Tilak and other batters on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth said, “Tilak Varma tried to take it till the end and be a hero. He thought of winning it in the end and celebrating by lifting his jersey.“You cannot play the way India do in the middle-order, especially with Tilak Varma, Dube and Axar. All their strike-rates are not good. You have to stabilize a little and then start attacking in the middle-order. Otherwise, you will be finished if you fail in the middle-order. India lost the game in the middle-order. Tilak Varma played for himself by sneaking one and two Axar.”Tilak also struggled in the first T20I, scoring 21 off 19 balls as India lost by 34 runs.Srikkanth also criticized India’s approach in the middle of the second T20I. The visitors went seven overs without hitting a boundary, with Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube and Axar Patel unable to score freely.“There was a stage with 45 balls with no boundary in the middle section. How do you win a T20 match like that? It’s a shame that a medicore Ireland bowling finished this Indian batting lineup. Even in the IPL, look how many of these top Indian batters scored in Lucknow? Because in Lucknow, the wicket and some Indian bowlers helped score the balls. Lucknow should have India will attack in the middle and not get it till the end,” Srikkanth said.Before this series, India had won all eight of their previous T20Is against Ireland. The 0-2 defeat marked India’s first ever series defeat in Ireland in the format.