Former India opener Aakash Chopra wasn’t proud of the efficiency of Indian batters within the Tremendous 8 match in opposition to Afghanistan. Though India managed to tug off a cushty win in Barbados, the batters have been put beneath strain by the resilient Afghanistan bowlers.
The star opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failed once more as each the batters have been dismissed cheaply. Kohli was dismissed by Rashid Khan for twenty-four whereas Rohit may handle simply 8 runs as he was deceived by a slower one from left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi.
It was Suryakumar Yadav who resurrected India’s innings with a quickfire 53 and took them to a aggressive rating. Allrounder Hardik Pandya additionally performed an important knock with a 24-ball-32. Afghanistan’s star bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan rose to the event as each picked up three wickets apiece.
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Aakash Chopra factors out India’s weak point
Cricket professional and commentator Aakash Chopra mentioned India’s efficiency in opposition to Afghanistan. Whereas talking on his YouTube channel, Chopra identified India’s issues in opposition to left-arm tempo bowling
“India batted first after profitable the toss. We had mentioned this as properly and there is a bonus right here in case you bat first. Groups batting first are profitable and India additionally confirmed that by doing it. Nonetheless, they stumbled a little bit. It has been an issue. We’re struggling a little bit in opposition to left-arm tempo,” Chopra mentioned.
“Rohit Sharma was attempting however he obtained out. He hit the ball straight up within the air and obtained out. The bowler’s title was Fazalhaq Farooqi. Mohammad Nabi was bowling from the opposite finish, and India have been saved on a decent leash,” he added.
Fazalhaq Farooqi used his variations excellently on this match to complete with match figures of 3-33 in 4 overs. He’s the best wicket-taker of the event to this point with 15 wickets in 5 matches.
This isn’t the primary time Indian batters have struggled in opposition to left-arm tempo bowling. Shaheen Afridi, Trent Boult, and Mitchell Starc are a few of the left-arm quicks who’ve troubled India previously as properly.
‘The prepare was attempting to run very quick however the chain was pulled’ – Aakash Chopra
The previous India opener additionally mentioned Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant’s innings and noticed that Rishabh Pant discovered the pitch to be a flat one.
“Virat Kohli remained quiet for a very long time. Then he hit an excellent six and reached 24, however then he additionally obtained out. Everybody was saying that the wicket was barely troublesome for batting, the ball was sticking a little bit, however Rishabh Pant mentioned that the pitch appeared road-like to him,” Chopra noticed.
“Nonetheless, when he obtained out to Rashid Khan’s bowling, we stumbled a little bit. Then when Shivam Dube obtained out, 4 wickets had fallen, and also you knew you needed to play a number of balls, issues appeared to be stumbling,” he added.
“The prepare was attempting to run very quick however the chain was pulled and the prepare was stopped. Nonetheless, Suryakumar Yadav got here there.”Everybody desires of taking part in an prolonged innings, which wasn’t fulfilled in New York. He performed an excellent knock there as properly, however right here he performed extremely properly,” Chopra lauded Suryakumar for his match-winning knock.
Indian bowlers have been glorious on the day as they did not give Afghanistan’s batters any likelihood to get again into the sport. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh picked three wickets every as Afghanistan misplaced the match by 47 runs.
