Sunil Gavaskar Reflects on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Performance Against Pakistan. Kohli showed signs of returning to form, but he also rode his luck on occasion. Sunil Gavaskar, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, believes that the players must score big.
While India recorded a memorable five-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday, there were a few issues that the team would like to address in the future. The focus was on India’s top three going into the humdinger, and all three — K L Rahul (0), Rohit Sharma (12 off 18), and Virat Kohli (35 off 34) — struggled in the middle. Kohli showed signs of returning to form, but he also rode his luck on occasion. Sunil Gavaskar, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, believes that the players must score big.
“Rahul only played one ball, so you can’t draw any conclusions from that. ” When Rohit and Kohli were given the opportunity to bat, they scored runs. When people were talking about Kohli’s form earlier.
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Sunil Gavaskar: I kept saying that he wasn’t having any luck.
“He had a lot of luck today, drop catches, a lot of inside edges that went so close to the stumps.” “But he did capitalize on it and played some very fine shots,” Gavaskar told India Today.
“But, given his strong start, one would have expected him to finish in the 60s or 70s. He left immediately after Rohit did. They both got out to forgettable shots. At the time, those shots were unnecessary because the asking rate was not 19 or 20 for them to attempt sixes “Gavaskar stated this.
“It was necessary for them to get started, get to 70-80, and then possibly go for the big shots. That is what you should take away from this game “He continued.
Hardik Pandya produced a special all-round performance as India held their nerves to beat arch-rival Pakistan by five wickets in their Asia Cup opener here on Sunday. Hardik (3/25 in 4 overs) demonstrated his value under pressure by assisting India in bowling out Pakistan for 147.
The chase should have been simple, but India’s experienced top-three faltered, putting extra pressure on the middle order.
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