‘Yeh Rohit Sharma nahi, uska stunt double hai’: Shoaib Akhtar rips into Indian captain’s stance change going through Shaheen Afridi

Even although the India-Pakistan group stage at this Asia Cup didn’t see its conclusion, with rain calling off the fixture, it nonetheless supplied an perception into the preparedness of India’s batting lineup with the boys in blue having the ability to bat by means of their innings.

Among the notes, one will discover the highest order collapse in opposition to a top quality Pakistan tempo assault a repetitive prevalence going into a 3rd World Cup in third 12 months. 31/3 in Dubai on the 2021 World Cup, 31/4 in Melbourne final 12 months, and 66/4 in Pallekele final week appeared all too acquainted. Within that collapse, so did the dismissal of Indian captain Rohit Sharma.

Rohit, who’d managed to seize a few boundaries off Shaheen Shah Afridi, was cleaned up by the Pakistan left arm fast within the fifth over -who had additionally obtained the higher of the opener of their T20 World Cup face off a few years in the past. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes the 2 dismissals aren’t pure coincidental and that Afridi could have gotten into the pinnacle of the Indian skipper.

“Yeh Rohit Sharma woh Rohit Sharma hai hi nahi. Yeh uska stunt double hai (This is not the same Rohit Sharma. This is his a stunt double),” Akhtar mentioned throughout a digital Star Sports presser.

“Shaheen has made his way into his mind. I have never seen Rohit change his stance, but what was happening there? He changed it, was beaten and bowled. Shaheen is subconsciously in his mind. This is what pressure of IND vs PAK match does to players,” he added.

What was the stance change?

Rohit Sharma, who normally retains his entrance foot (left) consistent with the leg stump, had positioned it wider away from the leg stump to face the left arm pacer coming over the wicket. It’s a technical change proper handed batters do to keep away from being blinded in a single eye get a greater view of the incoming supply from a left armer.

Shaheen to Rohit

Left – earlier ball
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Afridi has been recognized to carry the ball in at fast tempo, one thing he’d carried out to entice Rohit leg earlier than wicket within the first over throughout that face off in Dubai.

But in his try to keep away from being plumb, the broader hole between the Indian skipper’s ft didn’t assist him so far as his entrance foot stride was involved. Afridi would lure him in with two earlier deliveries that went away earlier than bringing one sharply again in to crash by means of his gates.

Not simply Afridi, or Rohit

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From India’s final recreation on the ODI World Cup, Trent Boult’s opening spell underneath the clouds was no totally different. With one other World Cup lower than a month away, it is going to be an fascinating to witness how India counter the identical menace with most opposition groups having a left arm fast of their camps.