Harbhajan Singh believes that India cannot afford to take Afghanistan lightly. The Mohammad Nabi-led squad, according to the off-spinner, is a very good team with a dangerous spin combination.
To keep their weak hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021 alive, India must defeat Afghanistan by a large margin. The Indians are in a vulnerable position after losing by 10 wickets to Pakistan and eight wickets to New Zealand. Harbhajan Singh
“You cannot take Afghanistan lightly, they are a very good and mature team. They have decent batters and their spin duo of Mujeeb Ur Rahman-Rashid Khan is a lethal combination. This format is such that, till the end, you cannot predict which team will win or lose. The team that is ahead after the first six overs is likely to have the advantage. The chances of making a comeback become very slim after that.” He stated
Mohammed Shami
India and Afghanistan have met five times (ODIs and T20Is combined), with the former winning four and the latter drawing one match. In the 2019 World Cup match, Afghanistan gave India a good fight, and it took a hat-trick from Mohammed Shami to bring India to victory.
“As a cricketer, I don’t believe in past records. I find stats useless. What has happened before, we cannot assume that it will happen again. If that was the case, we beat Pakistan 12 times, and we should have won the 13th time as well. We cannot change the past. What matters is how we play in the present. We had beaten them earlier but that Afghanistan team was in the making, now they are ready. That’s the big difference. This Afghanistan team is capable of defeating big sides.” he said
Therefore, The match between India and Afghanistan will take place in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. In Dubai, the Men in Blue played their first two T20 World Cup 2021 matches.
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