In the India vs. Pakistan World Cup 2023 match, Virat Kohli is likely to prevail against Shaheen Shah Afridi, according to Harbhajan Singh.
On Saturday, October 14, the Men in Blue and Babar Azam and Company will square off in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Both teams have won consecutive games to begin their tournament campaigns, but the hosts are in a stronger position on the points ladder thanks to their superior net run rate.
When questioned about his opinions on the anticipated confrontation between Kohli and Afridi during the game preview on Star Sports, Singh replied:
“It is a good battle but I feel the sort of form Virat is in, he will win this battle. Shaheen pitches the ball extremely full and tries to get batters out lbw or bowled with the new ball.”
The Pakistan swing bowler is less efficient in difficult circumstances, according to the former Indian spinner.
“He has not left such a big impression in the last five to seven matches, if you include the Asia Cup and the World Cup. He needs the conditions. If the conditions are good, he becomes an excellent bowler but if the conditions are not in his favor, he is just a decent bowler.”
Harbhajan Singh highlighted that although Afridi is a good bowler, he doesn’t have the same skills as Wasim Akram. He also expressed hope that Rohit Sharma wins his battle with the Pakistan left-arm seamer and fatigues him early in the match.
“He wasn’t tested in the last match” – Sanjay Bangar on Virat Kohli
When asked about the chances of Virat Kohli delivering an exceptional performance in the game, Sanjay Bangar replied.
“Virat Kohli has had a good start to the World Cup. He had a match-winning partnership with KL Rahul in the first match. So he batted well. He wasn’t tested in the last match.”
Sanjay Bangar
The former Indian all-rounder stated that the current batting great is in terrific form and will want to extend it. He stated, “
“Rohit Sharma made the match so easy, so he didn’t have to do much on his home ground but he is in good rhythm for sure, and whenever he is in good rhythm, he tries that the phase goes very long and that is why he has so many achievements to his name.”
Sanjay Bangar
Kohli has half-centuries in India’s first two World Cup 2023 matches. While he came 15 runs short of a century against Australia, he batted undisturbed against Afghanistan and scored an unbeaten 55.