http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623, two blustering top-order batsmen – World Cup 2011
The biggest draw of the tournament is just going to take place when Pakistan take on their traditional rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, in a mouth-watering semi-final clash at Mohali, today. There will be no room for any errors, as it is a 'do or die' situations for both sides.
The fixture will be a thrilling one, as both sides have some explosive batsmen in their line-up. Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal and India’s Gautam Ghambhir are two outstanding batsmen to watch out for in the all important ICC World Cup 2011.
Gautam Gambhir is an integral component of a powerful Indian batting line-up. With solid footwork and bold approach, the left-hander is a graceful batsman who plays aggressive but risk-free shots much like Sachin Tendulkar. At the early stage of his career,
Gambhir was heavily criticised due to his habit of playing in an irresponsible way, but the trustworthy batsman has silenced his doubters with consistent good performances.
Gambhir is a versatile character on the crease. He can bat aggressively like Sehwag and as patiently like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid, all according to his team's need.
"His recent form has taken his one-day ability to the next level. He is a very precious member of this World Cup team," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sanjay-c88566 Manjrekar.
With a knack of fighting till the last ball, Gauti likes to be challenged. The World Cup 2011 is Gambhir’s first appearance in the mega event as he was dropped from 2007 World Cup squad. In seven games so far in the World Cup 2011, Gambhir has scored 269
runs at an average of 38.42.
Gambhir is 51 short of his 4000 ODI runs, as he has scored 3949 runs in his 112 games for India. Gambhir does not keep a poor record against Pakistan, as he holds an average of 34.85 in 14 games he has played against Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723.
On the other side, Kamran Akmal is an explosive wicket-keeper batsman. An extremely strong cutter and puller, the right-hander can turn the game at will with his vigorous stroke play. He is a relentless boundary-hitter in the early power-play overs and there
is no doubt that if he plays to his potential, the run-rate can touch the sky.
"A very dangerous player who can hit good quality balls for boundaries but can also play shots to put his side in trouble. There should be some improvement in his 'keeping given the time off he has had. His form behind the stumps will be crucial," said Rashid
Latif, former Pakistan Captain.
He is a furious and destructive player who can hit good balls for boundaries. The Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal is pretty confident of performing well in the critical make or break semi-final clash between the two arch-rivals, as he thinks
he has a lot of experience playing India on Indian soil.
In his 136 ODI’s, Kamran has scored 2905 runs at an average of 27.66. His batting record against India has not been exceptional. In 22 matches against India, he holds an average of just 22.47.
The two players are in good form but have not been able to make a huge score innings so far in the tournament. It will be interesting to see how these two players use their aggressive intent to take their respective team to glory.
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