It is not often that we have a clear favt. in an Ind-Pak. encounter . Ind, def. are clear favorites and expected to win this encounter. This is could be exactly what could backfire. Pak. bowling esp. in seaming/swinging conditions are absolutely WC which most batsmen except for VK will find hard to negotiate. Throw in an another promising spinner Shadhab Khan and pacer Hasan Ali , whom the Indians have never faced. The Pak. bowling unit has enough talent to trouble India, esp. should VK have an off day. Considering, VK's recent form this could be a plausible scenario. VK's performance like Sachin 's from past encounters will be the focal point of this game. The real achilles heel for Pak. is their batting. With India's improved bowling attack, the problem becomes even more acute. India to me have the best bowling variety in the trophy. (seamers, left armers and offies). I believe they missed a trick by not including Kuldeep Yadav, who could have been useful i
Ind. favorites again in this 2nd SF clash at Edgbaston. Both teams have done well entering this contest. Ind. beat SF comprehensively and BD completed an epic win over NZ . They were down and dusted in Cardiff at 33/4, chasing 266. Phenomenal batting from Mahmud Ullah and Shakib saw them through fairly comfortably. To me this is probably their greatest win ever, surpassing the earlier one vs. Aus, at the same venue many moons ago. They are a much improved side and is evident from the ODI rankings . (6th). The fortunes of the BD team mirror those of Pak. in the '92 WC. They had a match they should have lost vs. Aus. rained off and needed help from Eng. to send Aus. packing . Ind. bowlers were impressive against SF. Bhuvi / Bumrah were smart and bowled impeccable lengths. Ind. should go in with 4 pacers for this game. BD batsmen are not equipped to play good fast and swing bowling. With not much swing on offer, pace is the way to go. The practice game between Ind. and
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