Left in awe of India’s explosive T20I batting show in Guwahati on Sunday night time, the place Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and captain Suryakumar Yadav chased down 154 in simply 10 overs towards New Zealand, veteran cricketer Kris Srikkanth took a swipe at Pakistan, urging them to “discover an excuse” and steer clear of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Srikkanth’s comment got here amid Pakistan indicating a possible boycott of the event following the ICC’s determination within the Bangladesh matter.
India’s batters went into overdrive towards the Kiwi bowlers, with the least runs conceded in an over being 11 — and that occurred solely twice within the 10-over chase. Abhishek smashed a 14-ball fifty, whereas Suryakumar clobbered 57 off 26 deliveries as India raced to 155 in simply 60 balls to seal a 3–0 collection sweep. It was the second-fastest profitable chase of a 150-plus goal in T20I historical past. The efficiency got here simply days after India chased down 209 in solely 15.2 overs — the quickest 200-plus chase by a full-member nation in T20I cricket.
Amid the batting blitzkrieg, Srikkanth, talking on his YouTube channel, steered it could be wiser for Pakistan to steer clear of the World Cup and keep away from embarrassment, particularly given the 2 sides are drawn in the identical group and scheduled to fulfill on February 15 in Colombo.
“Within the final match, India scored 209 in 15 overs. On this match, they scored 150 in 10 overs. Seeing this, many groups may say ‘no, we’re not coming. You may hold the cup’,” Srikkanth mentioned. “Hey Pakistan, don’t come. Your man Mohsin Naqvi has been speaking about it — don’t come. You can be thrashed. A six hit in Colombo will land in Madras. Beware. The most suitable choice is to remain away. Discover an excuse and don’t come. These boys will thrash them onerous. This can ship an alarming sign to each cricket group on the planet. This sort of hitting in T20 cricket — I’ve by no means seen something prefer it.”
Pakistan await remaining World Cup sign from authorities
PCB chief Naqvi mentioned that the ultimate binding name on their World Cup participation will probably be taken by the Pakistan authorities. The message was additionally rallied to the gamers shortly after the World Cup squad was introduced.
“We’re ready for the federal government’s recommendation and no matter the federal government tells us to do we are going to do it. In the event that they don’t need us to go for the World Cup, we are going to comply with it,” Naqvi knowledgeable Pakistan gamers and head coach Mike Hesson in a gathering in Lahore.
Later in an announcement the PCB mentioned the gamers backed the principled stance of the board to help Bangladesh.
