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Former Indian batter turned commentator, Mohammed Kaif was utterly disappointed by the shot played by the Australian wicket-keeper Josh Inglis against Afghanistan in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Chasing a daunting 292-run total, Australia were in trouble after being reduced to 43-2 in the first six overs.
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Two overs later, Azmatullah Omarzai continued the Afghani juggernaut as he cleaned up David Warner with an incredible delivery. Then on the next delivery, Omarzai sent out an outswinger on a back of a length delivery. Here, Inglis, playing his first ball, played away from his body and gave a simple catch to the first slip fielder. Reacting to this shot, Kaif said, " Nihayati Kharab Shot (translation- utterly bad shot)."
Talking about the shot played by David Warner , Mohammed Kaif had a similar reaction. Kaif spoke about how Warner didn't seem like a top-order batter playing this shot. He said, " The kind of shot David Warner played, it never looked like he is a top-order batter."
In comparison to Australia, Afghanistan's top-order had an incredible batting effort led by opener Ibrahim Zadran who scored a stunning 121-run knock. Playing 143 balls, Zadran held one end up as he hit eight fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 90.21.