New York [US], Ahead of the much-awaited clash between India and Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday spoke about the condition of the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium pitch.
India will take on Pakistan in their upcoming match in the T20 World Cup 2024 at the New York Stadium on Sunday.
Men in Blue are coming into this match after defeating Ireland by 8 wickets. Meanwhile, Babar Azam-led Pakistan suffered a disappointing defeat against USA in the super-over in their last game of the prestigious competition.
Speaking at a special 'Star Sports Press Room' held in New York ahead of the India and Pakistan match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Harbhajan shared his views on the pitch and conditions."It's not a flat wicket. There are challenges for the batsmen on this pitch, but it is playable. It's not playable conditions where you can't bat. India, so far, have looked the best in this tournament. They batted Best of all, he adapted to the situation better than others, and he scored 180 against Bangladesh, even on the other day he achieved the target in 9 overs or 10 overs of the ball and you are worrying about the next ball. Yes, when the bowler has not even bowled the ball, it also has a big impact on the mentality, of course whatever the situation is, it is not going to change, you have to adapt to the circumstances.You have to manage whether you want to be inside or outside. The pitch is the one which will adapt to the conditions better and the rest will be like the Hyderabad pitch. 250, 300, Harbhajan was quoted as saying in a Star Sports release.
“I don't think there should be any bowlers there and it was working like a bowling machine. The balls were coming and going.As long as there is a battle between bat and ball, cricket will remain an interesting game. Otherwise, if the bat becomes dominant, then gradually, as we saw, it will go up and down because people have to look at the context when two wrestlers When fighting, if one wrestler comes and knocks down the other, who will go to see him win again and again, when someone comes and knocks down the bigger wrestler, people are interested, so with bat and ball? The battle in the middle should be on a good pitch, where the bowlers are also in the game. This will be the right pitch," said the former off-spinner.India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah. , Mohammad Siraj.
Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
India will take on Pakistan in their upcoming match in the T20 World Cup 2024 at the New York Stadium on Sunday.
Men in Blue are coming into this match after defeating Ireland by 8 wickets. Meanwhile, Babar Azam-led Pakistan suffered a disappointing defeat against USA in the super-over in their last game of the prestigious competition.
Speaking at a special 'Star Sports Press Room' held in New York ahead of the India and Pakistan match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Harbhajan shared his views on the pitch and conditions."It's not a flat wicket. There are challenges for the batsmen on this pitch, but it is playable. It's not playable conditions where you can't bat. India, so far, have looked the best in this tournament. They batted Best of all, he adapted to the situation better than others, and he scored 180 against Bangladesh, even on the other day he achieved the target in 9 overs or 10 overs of the ball and you are worrying about the next ball. Yes, when the bowler has not even bowled the ball, it also has a big impact on the mentality, of course whatever the situation is, it is not going to change, you have to adapt to the circumstances.You have to manage whether you want to be inside or outside. The pitch is the one which will adapt to the conditions better and the rest will be like the Hyderabad pitch. 250, 300, Harbhajan was quoted as saying in a Star Sports release.
“I don't think there should be any bowlers there and it was working like a bowling machine. The balls were coming and going.As long as there is a battle between bat and ball, cricket will remain an interesting game. Otherwise, if the bat becomes dominant, then gradually, as we saw, it will go up and down because people have to look at the context when two wrestlers When fighting, if one wrestler comes and knocks down the other, who will go to see him win again and again, when someone comes and knocks down the bigger wrestler, people are interested, so with bat and ball? The battle in the middle should be on a good pitch, where the bowlers are also in the game. This will be the right pitch," said the former off-spinner.India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah. , Mohammad Siraj.
Pakistan T20 World Cup squad: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen. Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
