Someone had to take responsibility: Surya hails Ishan’s batting effort
Kishan smashed 77 off just 40 deliveries, striking ten fours and three sixes on a sluggish, spin-friendly R Premadasa surface to power India to 175/7.
Kishan smashed 77 off just 40 deliveries, striking ten fours and three sixes on a sluggish, spin-friendly R Premadasa surface to power India to 175/7.
Pakistan slumped to a 61-run defeat against their arch-rivals in Colombo on Sunday, a result that has left them needing a victory over Namibia in their final Group A fixture to retain any realistic hope of progressing to the Super Eights.
Yet beneath the soaring television promos and breathless studio debates lies a far less dramatic reality.
Both openers were dismissed as Pakistan tightened the screws, reducing the Netherlands to 50 for 2 at the end of six overs.
Akram’s comments came after Pakistan agonisingly fell six runs short during their chase of a paltry 120.
While Babar is the number one ranked T20I batsmen in world cricket, it is Virat Kohli who is at the top of the rankings in ODI Cricket.
Azhar also highlighted that the coaches, as well as himself, have county cricket experience with them.
Shoaib is part of the 29 member Pakistan sqaud which will travel to England in July for a series comprising of three Tests and as many T20Is.
The series is expected to help England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) earn 70-75 million pounds from broadcast revenues.
Misbah added that the team would be keeping a close eye on the West Indies series-a bilateral cricket competition which marks the resumption of the sport.
