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Let’s start with some statistics. Shaheen Shah Afridi 9 overs- 66 runs, economy at 7.33. Hasan Ali 10 overs – 71 runs, economy of 7.10, Mohammad Nawaz – 9 overs – 62 runs, economy of 6.88, Haris Rauf 10 overs – 64 runs, economy of 6.40 and Shadab Khan 8 overs – 55 runs, economy of 6.87 the economy These statistics of Pakistani bowlers are from the last match played against Sri Lanka. Pakistan won the match, but the credit for this victory goes to Pakistan as much as to Sri Lanka. At one point, Sri Lanka looked to be reaching around 380 runs but their batsmen dropped their wickets and the result was that they could only add 344 runs on the scoreboard.
Yes, we have to praise Pakistan’s batting which made the biggest chase in World Cup history. Pakistan won this match by 6 wickets thanks to the brilliant centuries of Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan. But today Pakistan is competing with India. The Indian team will not make the same mistakes in the middle overs that the Sri Lankan batsmen did. Sri Lanka’s brilliant batsman Kusal Mendis is also included in this, who lost his wicket due to being too aggressive after scoring a century.
This desire of Indian batsmen
It is impossible that the Indian team would not have watched the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. When the players of the Indian team are watching the match in their hotel rooms, believe me, they must be praying that the Pakistan bowlers will bowl the same way against them. Also know the reason for this. Pakistan’s bowling against Sri Lanka was very average. Pakistan’s bowlers were losing continuously. The fast bowling unit led by Shaheen Shah Afridi had no plan-B. He was constantly bowling short pitches. Pakistan’s bowlers thought that the Sri Lankan batsmen would get scared of the rising balls and leave their wickets, but the opposite happened. Sri Lankan batsmen played a lot of ‘cut’ and ‘pull’ shots on such balls. That is why a lot of runs were scored from the midwicket area.
Pakistan’s bowlers might have forgotten that speed is also needed to scare the batsman with rising balls, which was not visible in those bowlers. Even Shaheen Shah Afridi was seen bowling 5-6 km slower than his regular pace. It is also being discussed that Shaheen Shah Afridi is not fully fit. He has knee problem. Apart from this, there is swelling in his finger. Pakistan’s compulsion is that after Naseem Shah is out, they will have to play the role of Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Too much bad fielding
Now Pakistan’s poor fielding is being mocked. Just now we were talking about Shaheen Shah Afridi. On the fourth ball of the fifth over of the previous match, Shaheen Shah Afridi dropped the catch of Kusal Mendis in the follow-through. It is true that it is a bit difficult for fast bowlers to take catches in follow-through. Technically, after running at speed, it is considered difficult to see the ball and ‘adjust’ the body accordingly. But Shaheen Shah Afridi is a world class bowler and is expected to take such catches. This catch was by no means impossible or difficult.
After this, in the seventh over, Imam-ul-Haq also took an easy catch of Kusal Mendis off the ball of Shaheen. After this, the faces of the bowler and the captain were worth watching. Let us tell you that after giving two lives, Kusal Mendis scored a tremendous century. However, after his century, he threw away his wicket and left. Ask any bowler in the world what goes through a fielder’s heart when he drops an easy catch because it takes a lot of effort and luck for the batsman to make a mistake again. This is the reason why Pakistan’s fielding is getting a lot of criticism on social media.
Also know the story of India
Now also know the story of India. India suffered a major setback in the first match when Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer returned to the pavilion without opening their account. But Virat Kohli and KL Rahul pulled the team out of this difficult situation. India started their campaign by defeating 5-time world champions Australia. In the next match, Rohit Sharma scored an excellent century against Afghanistan and gave the team an easy victory.
From the spinner to the fast bowler, everything is working in Team India. In the first match, when the top order faded, the middle order took over. In the second match, the top order did not allow the middle order to come. And the best news is that Shubman Gill is now fit. Apart from this, there is another important thing. When the Indian team will take the field in Ahmedabad, only one thing will be in their mind that they are an undefeated team against Pakistan in the World Cup. On the contrary, the Pakistani team will be constantly thinking about what will happen now, which could not happen in the last 31 years. This is because since 1992 till now, Pakistan has always faced defeat from India in the World Cup.
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