Mohammad Siraj removed Haris’ doubts, said – How will you get a wicket in Pallekele?

New Delhi. The Asia Cup match will be played between India and Pakistan in Kandy. The two teams will face each other after last year’s T20 World Cup. At the same time, after 4 years in the ODI format, both the teams are going to compete. Good thing for India is that India beat Pakistan in last match in both T20 and ODI format. Before this great match, the players of both the teams met each other warmly in the practice session. When Virat Kohli met Haris Rauf, Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj also spoke to Rauf.

During this meeting, both Siraj and Haris spoke at length about bowling. Siraj and the Pakistani pacer shared their experiences on bowling with each other. Siraj said Kandy has a lot of moisture and the Pallakal Stadium pitch will help the fast bowlers. Siraj told Rauf, it will be difficult to bowl here during the day. But at night you can easily do 6-7 overs in one stretch. On that, Rauf said that it would be good if more wickets were taken.

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Siraj told Rauf that hard length bowling on Pallekal’s wicket would prove effective and get wickets on him. The proof of this is the last match of the Asia Cup held in Pallakal. In the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the host nation was bowled out for 165 runs. Half of the Sri Lankan team was out. The ball was swinging in floodlights. Also, the Sri Lankan fast bowlers and spinners also got a lot of help from the wicket. Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana took 4 wickets.

There’s a lot in the wicket for bowlers: Rohit
Indian captain Rohit Sharma also emphasized the same in his press conference. He said, “We saw in the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match that the ball was swinging, there was some spin too. The ball stopped. That means there was a lot in the wicket for the bowlers. In such a situation, it will not be easy for the batsmen to bat on this wicket.

Will India-Pakistan match be changed? The match may be played in 20-20 overs instead of 50, the decision being in the hands of the officials.

Bowling will be important in the Powerplay
Haris Rauf said that if a batsman is set on such a wicket, it becomes difficult to dismiss him. At the same time, Siraj believes that the entire match will depend on how the powerplay is bowled, as the outfield is also slow in Pallekele. Batsmen who hit big shots in such conditions will not get runs easily.

Haris took 2 wickets in the first match of the Asia Cup against Nepal and the kind of wicket he played in Pallakala could prove to be a big threat for Team India.

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