2023-08-27 09:56:12
Bengaluru: Left-arm pacers have always been a challenge for India’s top players. In 2017, Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir destroyed India in the Champions Trophy. When it came to the 2019 ODI World Cup, India could not keep up with New Zealand pacer Trent Boult. When it came to the 2021 T20 World Cup, the Indian players trembled in front of Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi.
It is sure that Afridi will become a villain once again while preparing for the Asia Cup this time. It remains to be seen how Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and KL will face the star. Coach Rahul Dravid has planned special strategies to defend Afridi in the pre-tournament training session. The left-arm pacer is bowling with Aniket Chaudhary.
33-year-old Aniket is yet to play for India. Although not as talented as Afridi, the presence of the star is helping the Indian players. Indian captain Shaheen Afridi has faced only three times in international cricket. The two have faced each other only once in ODIs. It was in the 2018 Asia Cup. For Rohit to score 18 off 19 balls against Afridi. The two also faced each other in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Afridi managed to get Rohit out on the very first ball. Rohit scored four runs in five balls against Afridi in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan will come in confident after sweeping the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. With this, Babar Azam and his team became the first in the ICC ODI rankings. Pakistan has overtaken Australia to become the first. Pakistan topped the ICC rankings for the first time under Babar Azam. Prior to the start of the series against Afghanistan, Pakistan were second with 115.8 points.
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