http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 – Cricket News Update
Baffled with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 captain, feels that leaving out Harbhajan Singh for the all-important fixture against South Africa was not wise because of the off-spinner’s ability to pick up wickets.
India had to beat the Proteas by a minimum of 31 runs in their last Super 8 encounter to make their way to the semi-final of the mega event. However, the Men in Blue could only squeeze a 1 run victory, which was not enough to keep their hopes alive in the
tournament.
Having been asked to bat first, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and company managed to score 152 runs in their 20 overs, which was disappointing as India kept on losing their batsmen at regular intervals.
India had to restrict South Africa to 121 or less and needed to pick up wickets to do that; however, Dhoni, quite surprisingly, bowled his part-timers ahead of the premier spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228, which made things easier for the opposition.
Akram thinks that Dhoni should have played Harbhajan against the Proteas because the pitch at Colombo was assisting the spinners and said that the cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 has the ability to run through batting line-ups.
"I am puzzled with the way the Indian team management has picked playing XIs. For example, I feel a wicket-taking bowler like Harbhajan Singh was missed against the ragged South Africans on Tuesday night," said the former Pakistan captain.
The legendary left-arm fast bowler, who is the bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), is of the opinion that India have one of the world’s finest batting line-ups but they must enhance their bowling resources if they want to consistently do well in
international cricket.
"There is a lesson in every defeat. For India, there are genuine concerns about its bowling and, of course, top order batting,” Akram expressed. “A team is world class only when it is complete in every respect. India's batting is one of the strongest in
the world, but if you are expecting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 or a Balaji to win you a tight match every day, think again.”
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