So how do we play Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah on Sunday 23rd February?

[Austin 3:!6]

The last time we faced in Dubai, he ran through our top order. I know we have faced him plenty of times after that game and our openers have dealt with him well but there is still that lingering feeling. Also he seems to be back in form and bowling with good pace.

 

What strategy should our openers Rohit & Gill adopt against him while facing the new ball?

Edited February 14, 2025 by Austin 3:!6

[Austin 3:!6]

@maniac @Lord @Norman @Gollum  @Chaos - how you guys think Rohit will fare against Shaheen?

 

[Lone Wolf]

India should abandon playing Cricket if they lose to this Pak side lol.

[coffee_rules]

Using the Bhalla, of course.

[Austin 3:!6]

53 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

India should abandon playing Cricket if they lose to this Pak side lol.

Dont be over confident. Remember last CT Finals?

[Austin 3:!6]

Just now, coffee_rules said:

Using the Bhalla, of course.

 Abbey put some more analysis.

 

Should Rohit face him or let Gill play the first ball?

 

Should we see off the new spell or go after him from ball 1?

[Lord]

8 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Using the Bhalla, of course.

 

dahi bhalla?

[Lord]

Send in nightwatchmen Kohli and KL to see off the new ball

[coffee_rules]

1 minute ago, Lord said:

 

dahi bhalla?

That's for Rohit for his finishing abilities in the buffet line.

[singhvivek141]

3 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

The last time we faced in Dubai, he ran through our top order. I know we have faced him plenty of times after that game and our openers have dealt with him well but there is still that lingering feeling. Also he seems to be back in form and bowling with good pace.

 

What strategy should our openers Rohit & Gill adopt against him while facing the new ball?

Keep open stance to counter the inswing deliveries. 

 

Shaheen don't have many skills under his repertoire. If his inswingers are negated and smashed, he will start bowling filth outside of off.

 

Also, Pakistani pacers have poor fitness and they run out of steam by 3rd or 4th over. If Shaheen is smashed it will put a lot of pressure on Nasim Shah which given his pathetic fitness can be a boon for us. Haris is anyway useless with new ball.

[coffee_rules]

10 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

 Abbey put some more analysis.

 

Should Rohit face him or let Gill play the first ball?

 

Should we see off the new spell or go after him from ball 1?

Rohit should face, he can be devastating if it is a flat pitch. Sends a strong message. Gill facing will be like admitting we are scared of Afridi.

Drop KL of course. 

 

[singhvivek141]

For me key thing is how our pacers stack up, Shami is half fit...Arshdeep can go for runs while Harshit is new.

 

[Austin 3:!6]

2 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Rohit should face, he can be devastating if it is a flat pitch. Sends a strong message. Gill facing will be like admitting we are scared of Afridi.

Drop KL of course. 

 

Yes I just hope we pick Pant who has a good record against Pakistan. We must play him tomorrow in the 3rd ODI against England. If they want to give more time to KL, maybe play him instead of Shreyas.

[LordPrabhzy]

Just now, Austin 3:!6 said:

Yes I just hope we pick Pant who has a good record against Pakistan. We must play him tomorrow in the 3rd ODI against England. If they want to give more time to KL, maybe play him instead of Shreyas.

he has been released from the ODI squad

[Zero_Unit]

You've got Bumrah to practice with on the nets ... And y'all afraid of Afridi?

[Ultimate_Game]

Go with the following team and we'll be fine... Let Jaiswal go after him. Likes of Kohli and Rahul are dragging the team down. Kick them out and we win easily.

 

Rohit (c)

Jaiswal

Gill

Pant (wk)

Iyer

Axar

Pandya

Jadeja

Harshit

Bumrah/Shami

Kuldeep/Varun C

 

 

[gattaca]

18 minutes ago, Zero_Unit said:

You've got Bumrah to practice with on the nets ... And y'all afraid of Afridi?

Bumrah is not playing CT

[cowboysfan]

no doubt we have a weakness against left arm pacers especially Kohli and Rohit but i they lose to this **** pakistan team then they can stay in Dubai,i hear they have no income tax.

[tapandrun]

Current Shahaen is not the shaheen of 2019, he has lost a lot of pace, his deliveries does not dip that much. 

If Ind openers does not mess it up themsleves they just need to negotiate just 2 over from him where he pushes v.hard and touches 140s and then his speeds goes 130skmph.

 

Would say its Ind batters who have to get themselves out then him getting wkt.

 

 

[Zero_Unit]

1 hour ago, gattaca said:

Bumrah is not playing CT

I know, but am saying in general. If our batsmen can face him during net practice, afridi is a lite version of him. Also, Afridi lost his mojo a while back, he isnt the bowler he used to be back in the days. 

Edited February 11, 2025 by Zero_Unit