New Delhi. We wanted to know if the Indian cricket team will field such a playing XI for their first match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Pakistan presented their playing eleven a day before the match. During the toss, the Indian captain spoke about the 11 players who will take part in his match. Champion bowler Mohammad Shami’s name is not in this list. Continuous responses are being received in this regard. The former Indian opener did not consider it the right decision.
The long awaited match between India and Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023. When the day of the match arrived, the prospect of rain scared the fans, but the rain came and went in the middle of this great match. It rained before the match but the toss came at the right time and Indian captain Rohit Sharma won it and elected to bat first. After the toss, when the captain gave the information about the playing XI, the name of veteran Mohammed Shami was not in it. Many veterans gave their own reactions regarding this.
Pakistan does not do this
Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir reacted strongly to the selection of the match playing XI after the toss. That said, Mohammed Shami is a champion bowler, the kind of experience he has, can prove vital in the match. If they want to enter the big matches, India will mostly go to strengthen the batting.
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India dropped Mohammad Shami but will Pakistan team consider leaving out a key bowler, no Pakistan ever do that. India’s thinking is different, they go to strengthen the batting whereas in such big matches you need to improve the bowling. Sometimes it is necessary to reduce the pressure on the batsmen but here something is different.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Gautam Gambhir, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma
First published: September 02, 2023, 15:10 IST