New Zealand doled out a whipping to the Indian side on 31st October 2021. Shoaib Akhtar and his men beat India with 8 wickets and 33 balls to save in Dubai.
Furthermore, presently, previous Pakistan cricket legend Shoaib Akhtar has assailed the Indian side for their terrible showing against the Kiwis. Shoaib Akhtar scrutinized India’s transition to open with Ishan Kishan and downgrade Rohit Sharma to the No.3 space.
The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ likewise thought that Hardik Pandya ought to have bowled much before also. Akhtar likewise added that the Indian side watched ‘missed’ out in the center.
“I don’t know with what mentality and demeanor they were playing. For what reason did Rohit bat at 3, for what reason did they open with Ishan Kishan? Hardik Pandya, bowling pretty late in the innings, should’ve bowled prior. I have no clue at about India’s approach. It was a totally lost Indian crew,” said Shoaib Akhtar while talking on his YouTube channel.
After all the promotion I realized India would battle: Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar likewise said that India neglected to turn up for the match against the Kiwis. The 46-year-old likewise added that he realized that the Indian side will battle after all the publicity that was made by the Indian media in front of the competition.
“It never appeared as though India turned up for this game or not. Normal execution by group India. After all the publicity and tension from the Indian media, I realized that the group would battle. Once more, the group ended up being a frail bowling side,” said Akhtar.
Shoaib Akhtar even expressed that the experience against Afghanistan can end up being an incident for Virat Kohli and his men. Adding that India should win against Afghanistan assuming they need to keep their regard flawless, Akhtar closed by expressing that things are not searching useful for the Indian side at this moment.
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“The match against Afghanistan can be a hardship for India. Assuming India needs to keep their regard unblemished, they should by one way or another dominate the game against Afghanistan. What I can see this moment, is that, if Afghanistan wins the throw and chooses for bowl first, it will be a significant issue for group India.
That match is in Abu Dhabi, and once more, the ball stops on a superficial level there. Regardless of whether India score 150 or 170, Afghanistan won’t extra them. It isn’t solid for India at this moment,” closed Shoaib Akhtar.
