Dubai: Sri Lanka Spin Legend Muttiah Muralithan said the Indian attack was more than “dependent” on Pacer Jasprit Bumrah and they had to find “the right balance” by adding spinners and getting a pandya hardik to several bowls in the T20 World Cup ongoing.
The Indian bowler could not take one goal at the opening of their campaign when Pakistan opened Batters Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam expelled the 152-run target easily to raise the 10 goal victory, the first in India in the World Cup match.
“The team that worries me in that (bowling) is India.
Jasprit BMrah is a match winner but they look rather dependent on him now on the bowling side,” Muralithan wrote in his column at the ICC.
India goes with three Pacers against Pakistan and Muralithan feels captain of Virat Kohli can consider involving Ravichandran Ashwin in playing XI and getting a little from the pandya hardik, which has played purely as Batsman in the first match.
“They can do it with a foot spinner on the team, or maybe Ravichandran Ashwin.
Maybe there are cases down to two bowlers quickly and relying on the hardik pandya to the bowl.” It’s about finding the right balance and not relies too much on the bumrah.
“Muralithan, which is considered as one of the biggest ever played the game with 800 tests and 534 goalkeeper Odi, feels Pakistan is best placed to win the title.” When it comes to the team in the best position.
, I think Pakistan looks good because they have beaten two strongest teams in their group in India and New Zealand.
“They have so many talents, which always happen, but like West Indies, in the past they used to have them where they play very badly.” Pakistan, the 2009 champion, was unbeaten in the tournament so far.
“This team feels different.
I’m not sure where it came from but they have a momentum and a world-class bowling attack,” Sri Lanka wrote.
“Batting was built around Babar Azam, which is the only world class dough, but then there is a Shoaib Malik experience and Mohammad Hafeaz who have played 15 years of international cricket, as well as some good young people.
Traditionally they have not a terrain team Strong, but it has changed too.
“Muralithan believes the appointment of former Australian openers Matthew Hayden as Batting coach has greatly helped the team.
“The biggest thing for them has become the input of Matthew Hayden.
He really understood the game from the days of play and it felt like it had become a big advisor to the team.
It is a big factor in how well they see,” he wrote.
The 49-year-old Sri Lanka also praised Pakistan Bowling’s attack.
“One of the clear things at the T20 ICC Men’s 2021 World Cup is that the best team has a strong bowling attack.” Pakistan has been dangerous because of the rate of Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
They can be a bowl of more than 140kmh, bowling yorkers and the ball slower.
“Extra PACE makes a big difference in this condition and then about spinners who can stick to the line and length.” Muralithan was also impressed with the Afghan Spin Duo of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan, who apply Scotland for 60 during their opening match.
“I was amazed by Afghan spinners, they had become the choice of Bowler so far for me,” he said.
“It’s true that they might play one of the weaker teams but the way Mujeeb ur Rahman and Rashid Khan bowed against Scotland extraordinary – fascinated dough.” If they can bowl like that in another match, then they can become a real threat.
“Member of the 1996 World Cup winning team Muralithan said the Afghan team reminded him of” a little Sri Lanka when we won the ICC 50-Over World Cup in 1996.
“” When I thought back for 1996, we had many experienced batter traps Then some young bowlers are good.
His condition helped us, we were very strong at home throughout the 1990s and we knew how to play conditions.
It’s not a coincidence, we have talent, “he wrote.” The same applies to Afghanistan, you have Mohammad the Prophet who has played for a long time and then several promising young batters – Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz did it well against Scotland.
“It was even without considering spinners.
In a shorter form, they have a lot of experience from playing franchise cricket.
So I don’t understand why they can’t be a dark horse in this tournament.”