Virat Kohli vs Pakistan: How Will Batting Great Stop Shaheen Afridi And Co In Asia Cup 2023 Clash? Ex India Coach Reveals Strategy

02.09.2023 - 04:23 sports.ndtv.com

The India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 clash on Saturday will have many sub-contests. The most prominent among them being the Virat Kohli's batting performance against the fearsome Pakistan cricket team bowling.

While former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has been one of the most consistent batters in the last decade, Pakistan bowling line-up consisting Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan among others can rattle the most fearsome of batter.

In this scenario, how will Virat Kohli tackle the Pakistan stars? Sanjay Bangar, former Indian cricket team start and batting coach, delved into Virat Kohli's strategies to counter the Pakistan bowling attack and how he has evolved his technique in recent months.

Speaking on Star Sports, fSanjay Bangar spoke on how Virat Kohli is going to counter the Pakistan bowling attack and what kind of tactics he is going to deploy against each bowler.

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While commenting on Virat Kohli's dismissal against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023, former India pacer S Sreesanth said that he doesn't count it as a 'wicket'. Notably, Kohli became a victim of Shaheen Afridi in India's campaign opener against Pakistan at the continental event last week. It was a good length ball from Shaheen and Kohli got an inside edge on it. The ball first hit his pad and then changed its direction to fall onto the stumps. Sreesanth added that Pakistan were lucky to get the wicket of the star India batter.

Watch: Virat Kohli Drops Sitter As India's Fielding Disappoints Against Nepal In Asia Cup 2023

Virat Kohli missed an absolute sitter as the Indian cricket team's fielding left fans disappointed during the Asia Cup 2023 match against Nepal on Monday. In the second over of the match, Aasif Sheikh played a loose shot off Mohammed Siraj and the ball went straight towards Kohli at cover point. It was an easy catch but Kohli made a complete mess of it as the ball bounced out of his hands. On the last ball of the first over, Shreyas Iyer also missed a somewhat easy catch at the slips. Nepal were off to a good start as India struggled to hold on to the catches and a couple of overs later, another opportunity was put down when Ishan Kishan misjudged a catching attempt behind the stumps.

India vs Nepal, Asia Cup 2023 Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast?

Asia Cup 2023 Live Streaming:Team India will be squaring off against Nepal in the Asia Cup 2023 match on Monday in Pallekele. Coming off a washout, India would hope they only have greenhorns Nepal to tackle and not rain as the heavyweights eye a berth in the Super Four of the Asia Cup. From Group A, Pakistan have already qualified to the Super Four with 3 points, and India have one point from the washed-out game against their arch-rivals on Saturday. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be missing out on the services of their star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has flown back to Mumbai as his wife gave birth to a baby boy.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Reaction To Shaheen Afridi's Bowling Says It All During India vs Pakistan Match At Asia Cup 2023

Shaheen Afridi was the top performer for Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2023 match against India as he took the important wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The Babar Azam-led side was off to a brilliant start as Indian batters found it hard to play the pace bowling from Shaheen and Naseem Shah. The overcast conditions at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium was extremely conducive for their style of bowling and it resulted in both Rohit and Virat failing to score big. One moment that has gone viral on social media saw Kohli giving a stunned reaction as Rohit was beaten by a delivery from Shaheen.

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2023: "You Are Gone...": Pakistan Great's Blunt Take On Virat Kohli's Dismissal

Virat Kohli failed to score big as he was dismissed for just 4 during the Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The star India batter made a confident start to his innings with a boundary but ended up edging a delivery from Shaheen Afridi onto his stumps. It was a massive wicket for Pakistan who were also able to dismiss India skipper Rohit Sharma cheaply. Legendary Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis was on commentary when Kohli was dismissed and he came up with a pointed reaction to the star batter's early dismissal.

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2023: "Not In Our Hands..." - Babar Azam Left Disappointed With Toss Outcome Against India

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat during the Asia Cup 2023 match against Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Rohit's Pakistan counterpart - Babar Azam - was left disappointed at the outcome as he would have opted to bat as well but made it clear that they will do their best to make the most of the situation. Pakistan made no changes to their playing XI which comprehensively defeated Nepal in the first match of the competition. (India vs Pakistan, Live Updates)