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Ravi Shastri, the former ICC Cricket World Cup winner, was heard on commentary, sharing his unfiltered view about the middle order issues of Team India’s during their Asia Cup 2023 Group A clash against Pakistan. The 61-year-old was talking about how KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have scored runs in the middle order for India in ODIs, in the past couple of years, which shouldn’t be forgotten, during his stint on Star Sports Hindi.
Shreyas Iyer, who has been one of the most successful batters for India at number four in ODIs in the last few seasons, made his return to the team against Pakistan earlier today, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. Meanwhile, KL Rahul has travelled to Sri Lanka as a player in the Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2023, with an aim to continue his good work as a wicketkeeper at number five, after reaching full fitness.
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While talking about Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul during the ongoing India vs Pakistan match, Ravi Shastri was quick to state that if they are fit, then they need to be a part of the playing XI of the Indian Cricket Team. Then, he went on to utter the phrase “Do saal se Rahul, Iyer jhak thodi maar rahe the (Rahul and Iyer weren’t wasting their time in the last two years),” with regards to their performances in the middle order in the 50 overs format.
Moreover, in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 Group A clash at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, India were bundled out for 266 in the 49th over of their innings. Shaheen Afridi was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan, dismissing four opposition wickets, while Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf chipped in with three wickets each.
For Team India, Hardik Pandy top scored with 87 runs off 90 balls, which included seven fours and one maximum. He stitched together a partnership of 138 runs for the fifth wicket with Ishan Kishan, who got 82 runs off 81 balls with nine fours and two maximums of his own.
