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Team India is all geared up to lock horns with arch-rival Pakistan in the Super Four game of the Asia Cup at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
The Men in Blue were left reeling at 66/4 with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli being castled by left-armer Shaheen Afridi. Moreover, fellow pacers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf also made life miserable for the Indian batters.
While Afridi was the standout performer in the last match and Indians are in awe of him, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar harped on Naseem Shah threat.
As per the Little Master, the right-armer was terrific in his opening spell and created problems for Shubman Gill. The former legendry batsman insisted that his lethal out-swingers made it difficult for the Indian batters in the start.
“If you looked at those 10 overs, you must have noticed the way Naseem Shah bowled. His out-swingers were brilliant, playing him was pretty difficult. Shaheen Afridi did take two wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, so focus was on him. But the way Naseem bowled, that was terrific. Shubman Gill was playing majorly against him, and he was leaving him well,” said Gavaskar during an interview.
“If batters keep getting out at other end, it’s important to stick around. Shubman isn’t in the best form right now, so he knows he has to take responsibility. This was a 50-over game after all. He has the shots to make up for slow start. I guess that’s why he was watchful, and a bit nervous. But Naseem Shah kept Shubman Gill quiet,” he added.
