New Delhi. The Indian cricket team will clash with Afghanistan (India vs Afghanistan) on Thursday in its first match of the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma-led India and Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan team will clash at Kensington Oval in Barbados Bridgetown. Before this match, former South African cricketer Dale Steyn has given a warning to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Dale Steyn said on Star Sports, “Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, you have to be careful. Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqui can be a threat to you. Starting with Team India, Jasprit Bumrah has been amazing from the bowling point of view. He has been amazing in all three formats ODI, T20 and Test cricket. From India’s batting point of view, Suryakumar Yadav is good with the bat.”
Let us tell you that Fazalhaq Farooqui has proved to be lethal for the batsmen in this tournament so far. So far he has taken the most wickets in the World Cup 2024. Farooqui has taken 12 wickets in 4 matches so far. His average has been 6.66. On the other hand, if we talk about economy, it has been 5.58. Farooqui has done the feat of taking 5 wickets once. At the same time, he has also taken 4 wickets once.
Virat- How is Rohit performing?
Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli’s bat has not worked in the tournament so far. Virat Kohli has been able to score only 5 runs in 3 matches so far. Many cricketers have said that Virat Kohli will definitely perform well in Super 8. On the other hand, if we talk about Rohit Sharma, he has scored 68 runs in 3 matches. During this, he has also hit a fifty. Rohit’s highest score has been 52 not out.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 20, 2024, 14:20 IST