Pakistan cricket team would be keen to take revenge for the T20 WC 2022 defeat. The format may be different but the likes of Shaheen Afridi & Haris Rauf would be eager to dictate the terms. Shaheen Afridi will have to be spot on with his line & length and needs to provide the initial breakthroughs to the team.
The Men in Green had a promising start to their Asia Cup 2023 campaign but we should not forget that at one stage, the Babar Azam-led side was in a spot of bother and in a precarious position. Once again the onus will be on Babar Azam who along with Mohammad Rizwan will have to do the bulk of the scoring.
Pakistan has got a very good bowling attack- Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly was having an interaction with Star Sports and said that Indian batters should not take Pakistan’s bowlers lightly and termed that both teams have quality attacks. Sourav Ganguly pointed out that India will have to bat well against Pakistan to win the contest.
“Pakistan has got a very good bowling attack – Naseem [Shah, [Shaheen] Afridi and Haris Rauf. They are a good fast bowling attack just like India. So they are a good bowling attack as well and India will have to bat well against them,” said Sourav Ganguly.
Pakistan on a roll
We witnessed how Pakistan’s pacers created a havoc against Nepal. The role of Shaheen Afridi would be decisive as the left arm pacer will have to break the threatening opening partnership of Shubman Gill & Rohit Sharma as both the batters latter can inflict a lot of damage with their brisk strokeplay.
Pakistan needs wickets upfront else the likes of Hardik Pandya & Shreyas Iyer can decimate the opposition with their fearless brand of cricket. All eyes will be on Suryakumar Yadav as the batter doesn’t have enough game time and will have to make the most of the matches to make a case for himself for ODI WC 2023 in India.