Not a revenge match: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 puts upcoming clash with India into perspective – Cricket News Update
Hard-hitting Pakistani batsman, Shahid Afridi, has insisted that revenge is not his team’s priority in the upcoming clash with India in the 5th match of the Asia Cup.
Every match between the historic rivals has caused frenzy in the media and among fans, with added pressure on both sides to outshine the other. However, Afridi feels a match with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is akin to a match with any other side.
“I don't think we should look at the match against India as a revenge one. We need to treat every match with same importance and significance,” he said, advocating a level-headed approach.
Performance-wise, currently, both teams seem to be struggling.
The Men In Blue have been enduring an exceptionally dismal tour of Australia. After losing the Test series, 4-0, they are currently at the bottom of the Commonwealth Bank series points table, with 15 points, directly below Sri Lanka. Their participation
in the finals of the tri-series hangs by a thread – they can only advance if http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in the ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.
Aside from their outings on the field (they have only won 3 of 8 matches, and only saw a rise in performance in the last match against Sri Lanka, which they won by 7 wickets), there are unsettling reports of disturbances in the team. After the spat between
skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 as vice-captain is sure to ruffle the feathers of many senior players on the squad.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 3-0 in the Test series, they went on to lose spectacularly to the visitors in the ODI series, 0-4, and then the T20s, 1-2. With the Pakistani batsmen under fire for their lackluster performances,
and experts calling for the axing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 from the limited-overs captaincy, the team finds itself struggling to bring their game up to par in the ODI arena.
Both teams will be working hard to resurrect their form in time for the Asia Cup match scheduled for March 18, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
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