Nasser Hussain Urges Indian Batters To Play Left Arm Pace A "Little Bit Better" In Matches Leading Up To 2022 T20I WC

Nasser Hussain stated Rohit Sharma and his boys must play left-arm tempo bowling a bit higher within the preparations for the 2022 T20I World Cup. India received its first ODI series in England since 2014-15 on Monday after defeating the hosts by 5 wickets.

Chasing a tough 260-run goal at Outdated Trafford, Manchester, the Males in Blue misplaced their top-order in what turned out to be a nervy chase. Nonetheless, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant teamed as much as rescue India with a 133-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

Whereas Hardik Pandya scored a 55-ball 71, Rishabh Pant returned with an unbeaten 125 off 113 deliveries after citing his maiden ODI hundred. The cricket fraternity was all reward for each cricketers who displayed an exceptional batting present, serving to India pocket the ODI series 2-1.

Nasser Hussain: India Wants To Play Left Arm Tempo A Little Higher

Former England captain Nasser Hussain lauded India’s bench energy.

Requested if Rohit Sharma & Co are ready for the upcoming 2022 T20I World Cup in Australia, Nasser Hussain stated, “India are a very strong team, but they need to learn from what happened in the past. In the last T20 World Cup in the UAE they were a bit timid with the bat, so they need to stop being that.”

“When you have Pandya and Pant in the middle order and then Jadeja that rope to follow, you don’t need to be timid at the top.”

The cricketer-turned-commentator highlighted just a few moments when Indian batters succumbed in opposition to left-arm seamers. Recalling India’s fixtures in opposition to arch-rival Pakistan from T20 World Cup 2021 and ICC Champions Trophy 2017 last, Nasser Hussain stated Rohit Sharma and his boys must play left-arm tempo bowling a bit higher.

“They need to play to left arm [pace bowling] a little bit better. History tells you that Shaheen Shah Afridi blew them away one evening in Dubai, Mohammad Amir blew them away one afternoon at the Oval in a final, and Reece Topley has blown them away here [at Old Trafford].”

“They need to be a bit more tensed to their batting so some of their seamers will come down in a T20, in the last two overs with 20 to win. One of those seamers will need them to get across the line,” Nasser Hussain added.

Pakistan’s left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled a terrific spell of three/31 with three prized scalps of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli within the 2021 T20I World cup group stage match in opposition to India, which Pakistan received to interrupt the jinx of dropping in World Cup matches.

This terrific spell of Shaheen Shah Afridi (3/31) restricted India to 151/7 in 20 overs. In response, Pakistan chased down it comfortably as their captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scripted a historic 10-wicket win. Babar Azam scored 68 runs in 52 balls whereas Mohammad Rizwan performed even higher with a knock of 55-ball 79 runs.

Mohammad Amir had figures of three/16 in 6 overs within the last of the 2017 ODI Champions Trophy in opposition to India. India managed solely 158 in reply to Pakistan’s 338. Mohammad Amir removed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shikhar Dhawan with simply 33 runs on the board. Pakistan then registered a convincing 180-run victory.

Within the 2nd ODI at Lord’s, Reece Topley ran via the Indian batting lineup as he took six wickets for less than 24 runs in 9.5 overs to safe a 100-run win and degree the series one apiece earlier than India received the series.

Nasser Hussain: Virat Kohli Will Be Nice As soon as He Is Out Of The Break

The previous England captain additional spoke about Virat Kohli who hasn’t been amongst runs for the final two years. The latter had an underwhelming tour of England which continued to reveal his weak spot – the deliveries transferring away from the off stump. Within the rescheduled Take a look at, he registered scores of 11 & 20 throughout innings. He bought a complete of 12 runs (1 and 11) in two T20Is and scored simply 33 (16 and 17) within the final two ODIs.

Nasser Hussain opined that after Virat Kohli is again from the break, he’d be effective, including that India simply must play the ICC tournaments as they compete in bilateral video games.

“They have got fit; they have seamers to die for. Their batting, Virat Kohli will be fine. Once he is out of the break, he will be absolutely fine. They are positioned nicely. They just got to play ICC tournaments just like they play bilateral tournaments,” Nasser Hussain concluded.

Virat Kohli scored solely 11 and 20 within the fifth Take a look at in opposition to England. His poor type continued in T20Is too as he did not make a mark on his comeback. The batting famous person was out for simply 1 off 3 balls within the 2nd T20I and scored 11 off 6 balls within the third T20I earlier than a minor groin pressure dominated him out of the first ODI. He scored 16 within the 2nd ODI and 17 runs within the third ODI.