IND VS PAK 2022: Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, is dissatisfied with his short-ball defense method. Azam is concerned as Mohammad Shami regains his rhythm. The cause? Shami’s deadly short balls are challenging to dodge.
On October 23, Babar Azam will come up against a lot of them against India because Shami is anticipated to bowl during the powerplay. Babar is searching everywhere as a result. It is turning into his vulnerability, as many have noted. He had a 45-minute batting session on Wednesday at the Gabba nets to counteract it.
Shami is renowned for using the short ball as a lethal weapon. The short-pitch deliveries will also need to be watched out carefully, even though his six deliveries against Australia contained three Yorkers. During the net session, Pakistan’s batting coach Matthew Hayden spoke with Babar Azam for a long time. Given that he was a master at hitting short pitches himself, Hayden may be imparting his knowledge on how to handle them.
At the nets, he instructed Pakistani bowlers to use bouncers and shorter distances. Pakistani batters understand that Indian bowlers have turned short deliveries into a formidable weapon. India’s recent series included such deliveries that caused difficulties for the batters of Australia and South Africa. Hardik Pandya has used this tactic in addition to India’s typical pace attack.
In their final practice match on Wednesday, Pakistan will take on Afghanistan. After suffering a humiliating loss to England, Pakistan is aware of its flaws. Even though Mohd Rizwan and Babar Azam did not play, their middle order is already a cause for concern.
Fast bowling will also be difficult to combat in Australia. Against England at home and New Zealand and Bangladesh abroad, Pakistan had a strong build-up. Babar Azam and the company are prepared for the T20 World Cup with that kind of practice.
Babar Azam Short Pitch Practice
Recently, Babar Azam has had trouble defending against short-pitch deliveries. The Asia Cup made it very plain. He did struggle, even while facing England. Babar Azam wants to do the homework because Mohammad Shami, in addition to Hardik Pandya, has the short-ball weapon.
The other reason is that Pakistan used a different range of bounces when playing in New Zealand. It will once more be different in Australia. Pakistan practiced on a short pitch on Tuesday to get accustomed to the bounce. On Monday, Pakistan sat in the stands to watch India play Australia.
Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Shami exchanged bowling tips during net sessions in Brisbane. #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/rM3pHiTWDM
— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) October 17, 2022
India didn’t practice today but Pakistan did. https://t.co/6apc0avgvN watch how Babar was batting. #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/mFH97Dkcd3
— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa) October 18, 2022
Pakistan knows Mohammad Shami is prepared to return after only bowling 1 over but producing 3 excellent Yorkers. Pakistan does not want to be unprepared for this reason.
India Squad against Pakistan
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R.Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
Pakistan Squad against India
Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Shadab Khan (vc), Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (C).
