Pakistan need bigger partnerships to push India in Super four clash, claims Venkatesh Prasad
Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad believes that in order to secure a win against India, Pakistan will have to stay on the crease for longer periods in the Super 4 clash. In the group match between the sides in the Asia Cup, India had won by 8 wickets after curbing Pakistan to just 162 runs.
India's last performance against Pakistan, on September 19, resulted in a remarkable victory for the Indians with Pakistan being bowled out for just 162 runs. Initially, Pakistan had won the toss and chose to bat and the opening partnership between Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq was non-existent as Bhuvneshwar Kumar ran through them early. Despite Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik consolidating the innings to an extent, the Indian spinners ensured that the team in green finished with a
India and Pakistan will face each other on Sunday, September 23 in the Asia Cup clash in their 'super fourâ match. According to Venkatesh Prasad, Pakistan will have to form
âFor Pakistan to push India, it is important for the batsmen to occupy the crease for a long period, build partnerships and convert the starts. If they bat first, there
âAgainst India, they will hope for leg-spinner and allrounder Shadab Khan to be fit in time for the match. In the previous match between the two sides, the youngster foxed Indiaâs in-form skipper Rohit Sharma with his googly but had to be rested for Fridayâs match against Afghanistan," he said.
In the recently concluded match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the former had managed a very difficult win, chasing the target until the last over of the match. Prasad feels Afghanistan will be a challenge for Bangladesh as well when they clash in âsuper fourâ match.
âThe Afghans have made rapid progress and it would not be out of place to call them one of the most competitive teams in the tournament," Prasad said. "Given their win against Sri Lanka and the fight they put up against Pakistan, they are a dangerous side. Do not be surprised if they emerge the winners on Sunday night,â he said.
Prasad was all praises for the Indian bowlers stating that they have continued their good form in the Asian
âBhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah in the pace department and Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Jadhav on the spin front have complemented the firing batting unit," said Prasad.
"Against Bangladesh, it was heartening to see the return of Ravindra Jadeja to one-day internationals after more than a year. Iâm not surprised by his form because Iâve always believed Jadeja is better suited to the shorter format of the game,â he added.
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