With Rohit Sharma and Co. thrashing Pakistan within the blockbuster conflict between the standard rivals on the ICC World Cup 2023, former India opener Gautam Gambhir issued an fascinating assertion concerning the prospect of the Men In Blue enjoying bilateral sequence in opposition to Babar Azam’s males. Rohit and Co. hammered Pakistan in match No.12 of the ICC World Cup to increase their successful run to 3 video games within the showpiece occasion.
Gambhir recalled that Pakistan used to hammer India within the worldwide area(PTI-ANI)
Two-time champions India additionally prolonged its successful streak to eight matches in opposition to Pakistan within the World Cup. The Men In Blue have defeated Pakistan eight instances out of eight because the Asian giants first met one another within the 1992 version of the ODI World Cup. A collective efficiency from Indian bowlers compelled Pakistan to set a below-par goal of 192 runs on the Narendra Modi Stadium. In reply, India chased down the goal in simply 30.3 overs to thrash Pakistan by seven wickets on the world’s largest cricket stadium.
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‘Pakistan used to hammer India like this’
Reflecting on India’s spectacular win over Babar’s males, former Indian opener Gambhir recalled that Pakistan used to hammer India similarly. “Hammering along with domination. You use this word very rarely, that too when you are playing against Pakistan. If you see the results, Pakistan used to hammer India like this for a long time. However, for the last many years, India have dominated. This is bad for subcontinental cricket. We always used to say that if we have an India-Pakistan series, it will be competitive. An India-Pakistan series is not going to be competitive at all because there is a massive difference between the two sides,” Gambhir informed Star Sports.
Huge luxurious to have Bumrah
Gambhir was all reward for Indian pacer Bumrah, who received the Player of the Match for his bowling masterclass. Pace ace Bumrah bagged the essential wickets of Mohammad Rizwan and Shadab Khan within the low-scoring encounter on the Narendra Modi Stadium. Bumrah bagged two wickets and leaked 19 runs in seven overs earlier than skipper Rohit sealed India’s win along with his good knock of 86 off 63 balls.”If any captain has Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, it is a huge luxury. Out of 50 overs, you get 20 overs from bowlers who can give you wickets anytime. You were comparing Jasprit Bumrah with Shaheen Shah Afridi. Jasprit Bumrah’s first spell was under the 2 PM sun and he hardly gave any runs in his first four overs,” Gambhir added.
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