IND vs PAK: Team India should remember 2 things about Sachin, it will be easy to deal with Shaheen
Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled deadly against India in the T20 World Cup last year and took the three biggest wickets in the form of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli.
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Whether or not Dubai’s account will be completed in Melbourne, it will be known on Sunday 23 October. Between India and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground t20 world cup The biggest match will be played long before the final of the tournament. The Indian team was defeated by Pakistan for the first time in the World Cup last year and the big reason for this defeat was fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. There will be danger from this bowler in Melbourne too and in such a situation, Team India has got a special mantra from the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar to deal with him.
Left-arm pacer Shaheen, one of the best fast bowlers of the current era, made India’s condition thin by taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in the first two overs of the match in Dubai last year. He can once again wreak havoc and in such a situation, to deal with them, Sachin has given the knowledge from his experience, which he had gained by playing against the great Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram.
‘Sachin Mantra’ to deal with Shaheen
In an interview given to news agency PTI, Sachin advised Indian batsmen to play straight with the bat to deal with Shaheen. Sachin said, Shaheen is an aggressive bowler and he is always trying to take wickets. He pitches the ball forward and swings the ball. He has the ability to hit the batsman with his swing and at his own pace. So the strategy against him should be to play him straight and inside the V.
Trigger movement made the commitment of the shot
Not only this, Sachin cautioned that batsmen should not go for straight shots based on their trigger movement. Sachin said that the trigger movement does not mean that it is necessary for the batsman to play the shot. He said, “Trigger movement is a preparation to play the ball, it is not a commitment to play the shot. If you are not showing a commitment to play the ball, whether front-foot or back-foot, but it is a trigger movement, not a commitment.
Explaining the reason for this, Master Blaster said that not doing so can lead to difficulties. Tendulkar said, once you are on the back foot, you cannot come on the front foot. If you come on the front foot, you cannot come on the back foot. Trigger movement is all about preparation. Every ball will have some kind of movement and as long as there is no commitment (to play the shot), it is fine.
apparently Sachin The coaching staff of Team India must have also thought about the things mentioned. Rahul Dravid, who has been a part of Team India for a long time along with Sachin, will be familiar with such nuances as head coach and in such a situation, it will be expected that he will have prepared Team India well against Shaheen.
