Asia Cup in 2022: Kaneria advised the Indian top order to negotiate it with their bat by playing closer to the body rather than commit with their leg since he predicted that Afridi would go full with the new ball.
The renowned Indian top order has struggled against left-arm pace in the past and most lately, and they will soon face Pakistan in an Asia Cup game where they will have to deal with Shaheen Afridi. The Indian openers were eliminated by the Pakistani pacer in the T20 World Cup last year, so India will be careful this time.
Danish Kaneria, a former Pakistan cricketer, has offered Rohit and Kohli advice on how to deal with the Afridi menace. Kaneria advised the Indian top order to avoid committing with their leg and instead negotiate it with the bat by playing closer to the body because he anticipated that Afridi would go full with the new ball.
Shaheen Afridi shouldn’t be feared because Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are both elite batsmen. They only need to be conscious of Shaheen’s intention to bowl more fully and induce a swing into them. They should be ready to negotiate it with the bat by playing closer to the body rather than committing with their leg. Against Shaheen’s bowling, Suryakumar Yadav’s flick strokes over square leg will also be crucial, he remarked on his YouTube channel.
In a highly anticipated matchup at the 2019 Asia Cup, India will play Pakistan. On August 28 in Dubai, the two bitter rivals will face off. In a World Cup game last year, Pakistan defeated India there for the first time ever.
Rohit and company might anticipate exacting revenge for the defeat. Can they manage it?