Jasprit Bumrah's magic was on show within the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match. Defending a low rating of 119 in New York on Monday, the Indian problem regarded shaky however the pacer picked up essential wickets of Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed. Requested to bat first on a difficult drop-in pitch, India folded for 119, primarily because of a belligerent knock of 42 off 31 balls by Rishabh Pant.
Nevertheless, India bounced again brilliantly to limit Pakistan to 113/7 in 20 overs, with Bumrah taking 3-14 and Pandya taking 2-24. At one stage, Pakistan had been 80/4 and wanted simply 40 runs to win the match with six wickets in hand, however the Indian bowling unit put them in bother they usually misplaced the match by six runs.
Former Indian cricket staff star Sanjay Manjrekar posted an attention-grabbing assertion on X. He wrote, “Whereas the Indian media is specializing in Virat & Co, Jasprit Bumrah is quietly single-handedly profitable matches for India. The perfect participant the Indian staff has ever had and has been for fairly a while. #JaspritBumrah #ICCT20WC.”
Whereas the Indian media is considering Virat & Co, Jasprit Bumrah is quietly single-handedly profitable matches for India. The perfect participant within the Indian staff to date and has been for fairly a while now. #JaspritBumrah#ICCT20WC
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 10, 2024
In the meantime, 1983 World Cup winner Madan Lal has praised the Indian bowlers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, for the six-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan.
“All of the credit score goes to the bowlers. I’ve to reward them for the way in which they bowled as a unit, particularly Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya. Pandya's 4 overs proved to be very essential. The spinners additionally bowled properly. Defending a goal of 120 runs and profitable the match is an enormous achievement,” Madan Lal advised IANS on Monday.
Madan Lal, who was a part of Kapil Dev's staff that defended 183 in opposition to the mighty West Indies within the ultimate to win the World Cup in 1983, mentioned the win in opposition to Pakistan will probably be a morale booster for the Indian staff within the T20 World Cup. India had defeated Eire of their first match of the T20 World Cup.
However Madan Lal mentioned the Indian batting must carry out higher within the upcoming matches as profitable with a rating of 120 isn’t at all times doable.
He mentioned, “I believe the Indian batting unit must enhance within the upcoming matches as a result of it’s not doable to win by scoring 120 runs each time.”
With IANS inputs
Matters talked about on this article
