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Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram came down hard on the batters of Babar Azam-led side after the hosts stumbled to an eight-wicket loss in the sixth T20I against England on Friday. In a chat with Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf, Akram questioned the versatility of Pakistan batters, saying one should forget about playing 360 degrees, but they should at least try playing 180 degrees.
Watson wants the opener to play at the T20 World Cup beginning later this month. Rahul's strike rate came under scanner during the Asia Cup and the ongoing home series against South Africa. Though India had to chase down only 107 in the first T20 against the Proteas, questions were raised over Rahul's intent as he ended with 51 not out off 56 balls. Speaking to PTI, Watson said Rahul needs to be aggressive from ball one in the World Cup Down Under. "KL Rahul is one of my favourite batters. To me when he is batting at his best, when he is aggressive, he takes the game on and is not trying to control the game. "He has got that skill, when he is just reacting to the ball coming down, he has all the shots all around the ground against the best bowlers in the world. "I love seeing him when he feels like he's got nothing to lose, then he can even strike at 180 without taking too much risk. If he is able to do that (in Australia), there will be a lot of bowlers in trouble," said one of the best all-rounders to have played for Australia. Watson is currently in India for Legends League Cricket.
Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar failed to weave his magic with the bat in the final match of the Road Safety World Series on Saturday. Coming in to open the batting with Naman Ojha for India Legends in Raipur, Tendulkar fell for a first-ball duck off the bowling of former international and Sri Lanka Legends pacer Nuwan Kulasekara. The right-arm pacer bowled a beautiful delivery on a good length outside off-stump to Tendulkar. The ball swung into Tendulkar and found a big gap between his bat and pad to eventually rattle the stumps.
Ricardo Powell did almost everything but could not finish the game and that in the end unfortunately cost Manipal Tigers dear as they were knocked out of the ongoing Legends League Cricket (LLC) at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium on Saturday. The last league game of the season, between the Tigers and India Capitals, turned out to be an absolute thriller, highlighting once again the high competitive quality of the tournament.
India are scheduled to take on South Africa at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati later on Sunday in the second T20I of the three-match series, but rain may hamper proceedings in Assam. According to Accuweather, Guwahati is likely to experience some heavy thunderstorms, with three hours of rain expected. Tickets at the Barsapara Stadium have been sold out for the match, but the fans are likely to be disappointed as there is a chance the match may not happen. The last international match at the stadium had also been abandoned due to rain.
Former Australia star Shane Watson is regarded as one of the best all-rounders to ever play the game and in a career spanning, 207 international games, Watson took 291 wickets and he also scored 10,950 runs. The 41-year-old is currently in India to play the Legends League Cricket, and on the sidelines of the ongoing event, Watson spoke to NDTV about whether India's chances at the T20 World Cup will be hampered if Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out due to injury and the form of Virat Kohli.
This practically means that his injury isn't as bad as it seemed initially, and the recovery period will be much, much shorter, though it remains to be seen if India take a risk by taking the injured fast bowler to the T20 World Cup in Australia while hoping that he recovers for the knockout round at least.
'He is being assessed, we are hopeful, not everything will be perfect'GUWAHATI: As India fret over how serious bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's stress fracture injury is, head coach Rahul Dravid is hoping that the bowler manages to make it to T20 World Cup Down Under starting on October 16.