Gautam Gambhir Shreds India's Batting vs Pakistan, Has A Tough Message For Seniors

03.09.2023 - 02:37 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian cricket team was dealt a rude shocker by a quality pace attack of the Pakistan cricket team as the famed top-order consisting Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill departed early.

While India captain Rohit Sharma fell for 11 in the fifth over, Virat Kohli (4) got out in the seventh over. By 14.1 overs, India were 66/4.

Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fell victim to Shaheen Afridi's terrific pace bowling. The left-arm pacer also took the wickets of India's top-scorer Hardik Pandya (87) and Ravindra Jadeja (14).

Shreyas Iyer came to bat at No. 4 and scored 14. Had it not been for Hardik Pandya (87) and Ishan Kishan (82), India would have struggled to cross the 250-run mark.

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