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Get the batting combination right: Irfan Pathan ahead of India vs Afghanistan

November 3, 2021
Henry Club

Poor start to T20 World Cup campaign Virat KohliThe team lost their first two Super 12 matches against Pakistan and New Zealand. India will now take on Afghanistan on Wednesday under heavy pressure to remain in the race to qualify for the semi-finals.

The upcoming three games are on the line for Team India and there is little chance of them going ahead. The men in blue not only need to win all their remaining matches by a high margin, but they also have to rely on other teams to lose.

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan talks about the lack of energy in Team India so far and the need for them to focus on their upcoming matches. Irfan feels that bubble fatigue and workload management is the reason behind the fatigue of the Indian team.

While discussing the team’s performance on Star Sports, Irfan said, ‘Look, Indian team is doing non-stop tour, first WTC, then England The tour – which was a long tour – then the entire IPL, and now coming to the World Cup is not easy for anyone. But, most of the teams are also in the same boat. So, you need to put that aside and just keep thinking positive, because I think in the two years of the pandemic, a lot of people have lost their jobs too.”

“I want them to keep focusing on sports and make sure whatever sport you are playing, remember that you are representing the country, and that can be the biggest pride,” he further commented.

India did the experiment by sending Ishan Kishan KL Rahul As the opening pair and Rohit batted at number three. As a result, India suffered a heavy defeat against New Zealand. Irfan feels that Rohit should be given his original batting position before the match against Afghanistan.

On India’s approach against the spinners and the Abu Dhabi wicket, he said, “First of all, fix the batting combination, get the right people in the right places such as Rohit Sharma It’s a different thing to bat down the order and then once it’s set up. The Abu Dhabi pitch gives you more turns but the good thing is that the pitch also has more speed which means it will come well on the bat and the Indian team needs to be aware of that.

“They don’t have to worry about what happened in Dubai, they don’t have to worry about what’s happening in Sharjah as far as the pitch is concerned where the ball is not on the bat. Comes. It’s a good cricket pitch, so you need to enjoy that bounce, and I think people like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli will cherish it and they will enjoy it, and if they just believe in their timing If so, spend some more time. And solve the opening, then they don’t have to worry about the quality spinners we were talking about, they can face any spinner, any fast bowler, but they just need more time. Need to spend,” said Irfan Pathan.

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