Pakistan’s former paceman Shoaib Akhtar said however playing spin is not what England can easily do. The Indian spinners triggered a collapse on Thursday in Guyana that saw the defending champions bow out of the T20 World Cup in the semifinals.
After India decided to bat first by posting 171 for 7, left-armers Kuldeep Yadav (3 for 19) and Axar Patel (3 for 23) undid England’s batsmen, who were all out for 103 following their decision to bowl first having won the toss. “Indians can manage spin; Rohit Sharma can, he managed Adil (Rashid)…Inko aata hi nahi khelna spin (England don’t know how to play spin).
This was not a pitch for the fast bowlers or there was uneven bounce. Itna humid hai, sookha jayega (it’s so humid, the pitch will dry up). You make 150 and then try to put India under pressure. It can be match on, but they were adamant on batting second,” said Shoaib speaking on his YouTube channel.
Once again, Rohit Sharma led India with his half-century which came off 39 balls. The skipper too was instrumental as he added important runs of 73 together with Suryakumar Yadav hitting 47 off just36 balls.
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“This T20 World Cup belongs to India,” claimed Shoaib. “Last year it happened at ODI World Cup final when India lost hopelessly. They should not have lost that because they deserved it.
“Rohit is a big player; his career should end on a good note. Unfortunately, it slipped out of his hand last year. It would have been two World Cups in his hand,” Shoaib added.
Barbados will host the final match between India and South Africa on Saturday. The Proteas hammered Afghanistan by nine wickets in the first semifinal to book a place in the title clash.
