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.
If you allow a crowd to get to you, all that noise and Mexican waves, or whatever, can distract you," the former umpire said.
Umar was an integral part of Pakistan's test batting line-up in the 44 Tests that he featured in.
There have quite a few comparisons made between Azam and Kohli but the 25-year-old Pakistani cricketer believes that it is not right to compare the two.
"Captaincy isn’t an easy job," the former Pakistani pacer said.
Ramiz chose Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar as the openers of his side.
