India vs New Zealand: Indian cricket crew in motion© AFP
The Indian cricket crew has been dealing with a variety of criticism following the humiliating 0-3 collection loss in opposition to New Zealand that severely hampered their desires of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. India have been kind of outplayed in all sectors by New Zealand however their wrestle in opposition to spin bowling grew to become a serious level of dialogue. Legendary quick bowler Wasim Akram believes that Pakistan can exploit that weak point and if the 2 groups face one another in Test cricket, Pakistan can emerge victorious. While doing commentary in the course of the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia, Akram mentioned that the 2 groups taking part in one another in a Test collection might be “good for the game”.
“It will be massive. It will be good for the game, for two cricket-crazy nations,” Akram mentioned.
“Pakistan have a chance to beat India in Tests now on a spinning track. They have been hammered by New Zealand 3-0 at home,” he added.
Meanwhile, former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist has mentioned the best way wherein India will bounce again from 3-0 Test collection defeat to New Zealand might be fascinating to look at once they face Australia within the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection.
India might be heading Australia for the all-important marquee collection after struggling an unprecedented 3-0 defeat to New Zealand at residence, marking it their first Test collection loss at residence in 12 years. “It does (have an impact), more for the Indian players and the Indian team internally. They have to be asking themselves pretty hard questions.
“I’m not anticipating them to come back out and be simple beats, however I do assume on the again of that loss and the truth that it was a clear sweep — I can not keep in mind when that is occurred to them, simply dropping a collection, not to mention a clear sweep.
“I think that will raise some questions internally and the pressure, the expectation and the desire from a passionate cricketing nation to see that change around, that’ll ride heavily on those shoulders of all those players.
“There are just a few ageing gamers there who could begin to even second guess themselves a bit of bit. There’s some excessive class cricketers in that Indian squad. It’s going to be fascinating to see how they rebound from that problem,” mentioned Gilchrist to Fox Sports.
(With IANS inputs)
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