Former Pakistan opener Salman Butt has dropped a cryptic comment about the Team India's batting. He recently compared the Babar Azam-led team’s batting line-up with the Indian Cricket Team ahead of the Asia Cup 2023. He highlighted that Pakistani cricketers performed well in high-pressure situations.
The opener has pointed out that India’s batting line-up is quite 'brittle' barring Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and if they would lose these two batters early in the match. India is set to face their first match in the Asia Cup against their arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2, at the Pallekele International Stadium, Kandy.
Apart from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, they have youngsters: Salman Butt
Butt said on his YouTube channel, "Apart from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, they have youngsters, who have played plenty of cricket but they don’t have that much of experience. India have won matches only when Rohit Sharma has played well or Virat Kohli has done something spectacular. When the onus is on others they have mostly struggled. If we look at India’s fast bowling, fitness is a concern. Players have been unfit for a long time, we don’t know if they are fragile, will they go full throttle."
He further added, "Pakistan have Babar, Rizwan, Fakhar, Shadab, Shaheen, Haris Rauf. And in my opinion Pakistan have a much larger core group. India too have match-winners like Jadeja, Shami, Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. But their batting is brittle, if Pakistan pick the two big wickets then the others will have a lot to prove. They have not helped India win matches against Pakistan or in their own."
Taking a dig on the Indian Premier League (IPL), Butt said the Indian team will be under immense pressure considering the amount of expectations from them. He said, "There are plenty of expectations from India, hence the pressure is more."
Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, and Prasidh Krishna have returned to the national team after recovering from their respective injuries. Bumrah and Krishna played in the T20 series against Ireland.
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'They don’t have that much of experience'- Salman Butt's bombshell comment about team India's batting ahead of Asia Cup 2023
Salman Butt (Source- Twitter)
Former Pakistan opener Salman Butt has dropped a cryptic comment about the Team India's batting. He recently compared the Babar Azam-led team’s batting line-up with the Indian Cricket Team ahead of the Asia Cup 2023. He highlighted that Pakistani cricketers performed well in high-pressure situations.
The opener has pointed out that India’s batting line-up is quite 'brittle' barring Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and if they would lose these two batters early in the match. India is set to face their first match in the Asia Cup against their arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2, at the Pallekele International Stadium, Kandy.
Apart from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, they have youngsters: Salman Butt
Butt said on his YouTube channel, "Apart from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, they have youngsters, who have played plenty of cricket but they don’t have that much of experience. India have won matches only when Rohit Sharma has played well or Virat Kohli has done something spectacular. When the onus is on others they have mostly struggled. If we look at India’s fast bowling, fitness is a concern. Players have been unfit for a long time, we don’t know if they are fragile, will they go full throttle."
He further added, "Pakistan have Babar, Rizwan, Fakhar, Shadab, Shaheen, Haris Rauf. And in my opinion Pakistan have a much larger core group. India too have match-winners like Jadeja, Shami, Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. But their batting is brittle, if Pakistan pick the two big wickets then the others will have a lot to prove. They have not helped India win matches against Pakistan or in their own."
Taking a dig on the Indian Premier League (IPL), Butt said the Indian team will be under immense pressure considering the amount of expectations from them. He said, "There are plenty of expectations from India, hence the pressure is more."
Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, and Prasidh Krishna have returned to the national team after recovering from their respective injuries. Bumrah and Krishna played in the T20 series against Ireland.