File photo of Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada© BCCI/Sportzpics
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match between the Punjab Kings and the Lucknow Super Giants turned out to be a historic encounter, with KL RahulThe -led team put up a mountain of runs and scored 257 runs batting first. Although Punjab themselves posted over 200 runs on the board, chasing the target, they eventually fell 56 runs short of LSG’s total. After the game, Pakistan great wasim akram Arshdeep Singh thrashed the PBKS pace duo and Kagiso Rabada The way he bowled in the match.
Akram, one of the best fast bowlers of all time, lashed out at the Rabada and Arshdeep duo, asking if they were telling the LSG batsmen in advance where they were going to bowl.
“Unbelievable. In our time, we would have won with 257 on the board. You see, this is what I talk about. I understand T20 is tough for bowlers. But if I were a bowler in today’s era and I got hit With a particular run-up and side, I would make my run-up more angular and come from around the wicket,” Akram explained. sportskeeda in chat.
“I haven’t seen many right-arm bowlers, except maybe dwayne bravo, who could bowl yorkers outside the off stump from around the wicket. And that comes with practice. You can come from around the wicket, or run behind the umpire. The idea is to create doubt in the mind of the batsman. These people don’t.
“Rabada and Arshdeep gave away 106 runs in their 8 overs. Were you bowling full-toss? Or were you telling the batsmen beforehand, ‘I’ll bowl there, hit me for a six’. Unbelievable. I know that Bowlers get hit, but it is carnage,” Akram added.
The defeat was one to forget for Punjab, who are sixth on the points table with 4 wins from 8 matches.
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