The “They can’t play him” development was again in trend after Shaheen Shah Afridi as soon as once more rattled India’s batters within the Asia Cup Group A match in Pallekele. Shaheen dismissed India captain Rohit Sharma (11) and Virat Kohli (4) cheaply with the brand new ball after which got here again to get the prized scalp of Hardik Pandya (87) and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (14) to complete with figures of 4/35. The match could not be accomplished as rain washed out Pakistan’s chase however there was sufficient proof that the Pakistan pacers had the higher hand over the Indian batters. All 10 Indian wickets have been taken by the Pakistan tempo trio of Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan(AP)
The dominance of Pakistan was such that “they can’t play him” began trending on social media. It first got here into being after Afridi ran by way of India’s top-order in the course of the T20 World Cup in 2021. Former Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and former pacer Wahab Riaz used the phrase on their respective X (previously Twitter) handles.
The Pakistan followers can be hoping for a repeat in the course of the Super 4 match in opposition to India on Sunday. Ahead of the essential encounter, Pakistan keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan was requested about the identical and he got here up with a cultured response.
“Our fast bowlers have played a crucial role in taking us to the No.1 spot. And the three fast bowlers we are talking about, they are not just going to pose difficulty for the Indian top-order but for every team. They are gifted bowlers. And if you look at our bench strength, that is also very good and that is why we have risen to the top,” he advised a gaggle of journalists when requested concerning the “they can’t play him” development.
‘India have prime bowlers, they’ll problem us’: Rizwan
The Pakistan batters didn’t get a chance to bat within the group match in opposition to India however Rizwan stated they’ve their plans prepared in opposition to India’s top-class bowling line-up led by Jasprit Bumrah.
“Their batters also haven’t faced our bowlers a lot. They lost early wickets but they put close to 270 on the board. Similarly, we will also have plans when their bowlers will come up against us. India have a good bowling attack, some of the world’s best who will obviously challenge us. But as professionals, we should be ready with the answers,” Rizwan added.
India opener Shubman Gill additionally touched on an identical level when speaking about India’s struggles in opposition to the Pakistan bowlers. “We don’t play against Pakistan as often as we do against some other teams. We all know that their bowling attack is quite good and when you don’t play against such attacks often it makes a bit of difference in main tournaments,” he stated within the pre-match press convention in Colombo.
Asked concerning the expectations of the followers for the match in opposition to India, Rizwan stated: “Pakistanis want us to win and Indians want us to lose. This is natural. This is just the love for the respective countries. As far as we are concerned, we have put in a lot of hard work for the last couple of years. The result is showing now. We will give our best on Sunday.”
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