(Cricket news) Hosting JioCinema’s daily sports show ‘#AAKASHVANI,’ Aakash Chopra praised the Pakistani bowlers’ performance against Bangladesh on Wednesday night. “It was a very flat track and the Pakistani trio Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah bowled incredibly well to pick up wickets there. Their fast bowling is absolutely top-class. They didn’t even let Bangladesh reach a target of 200 in an absolute road like surface.”
On the show, former India cricketer Abhishek Nayar shared his thoughts on the upcoming match-up between India and Pakistan. “If they have pace, we have batsmen who can utilize that pace. We have seen how Virat Kohli batted in the World Cup. I don’t think anyone has an upper hand; both teams are very good. But we all know that under pressure, India has always performed better, and I expect the same in the near future.”
Robin Uthappa also agreed with Nayar. “Well, they do have some quick and skilled bowlers, and Shaheen Shah Afridi has been in amazing form recently. Haris Rauf is also performing well. That being said, I believe we have batters in our team who are capable of handling all of them.”
RP Singh emphasized that it’s going to be a clash between the best bowling line-up and the best batting line-up. “They might have a slight upper hand in their bowling department, and we also have injury concerns. Their three fast bowlers, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem, all bowl around 150 km/h so in terms of bowling, they seem a bit better. We can watch these matches as a showdown between the best bowling line-up and the best batting line-up.”
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