India vs Pakistan has lost its charm. Earlier, the contest was worth a fight but present situations have worsened things up. Batting display was always a problem for Pakistan but last night also seemed they were crumbling with their bowling department too.
A team that once had great fast bowlers, spinners and batsmen, now doesn’t have a single star to shine in the aura of Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and all. India outplayed Pakistan in all the departments and in a dominating way.
Scoring a massive 319/3 in 48 overs, India won the match against Pakistan, who were nine out for 164 inside 34 overs. While rain often interrupted the match, it brought down Pakistan’s target to 289 in 41 overs. For India, two points on the board, and equally importantly, a run rate of +3.02 putting them, for the moment, right on top of the table ahead of South Africa, which also has two points but a run rate of +1.92.
That took the fans and veteran Pakistan players by a storm. They didn’t stop to put their thoughts on their team.
Shahid Afridi has earlier chose to back Indian Team but he had said that his heart still wants Pakistan to win. But his series of tweets proves his concern for his nation and also applauding the fact that India has come far off them.
The gap between Indian and Pakistani teams is bigger than ever! India has evolved & we are way behind now 1/2
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 4, 2017
India now has 12-2 in all ICC tournaments played and according to Afridi though India has improved game in all departments and Pakistan has crumbled. He too said that the approach of the game should change and also the mindset should be positive enough.
We need to overhaul approach, mindset & work on improving our stagnating skills and play with clear minds 2/2
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 4, 2017
In his last tweet, he said the rotation and death bowling has always been a plight for their team. Let’s see how the side bounces back in next game. Wahab Riaz also is injured and it would be great to see who does the Pakistan team replace him with. Head Coach – Arthur won’t be at all happy its team performance.