New Delhi. The much-awaited match between India and Pakistan got washed out due to rain. In this Asia Cup match, India ( India ) scored a decent score of 266 while batting first. After the end of India’s innings, it started raining heavily. It kept raining for about one and a half hours. When the rain did not stop, the match was cancelled. In this way, one point each had to be divided between the two teams. Pakistan reached the Super Four by taking one point from this canceled match. So has India suffered a big loss from this match? Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar does not believe so. He said that India has benefited in this match, which will be seen later.
Sanjay Manjrekar said in a live show on Star Sports channel that this match between India and Pakistan should not be seen as just a match. It is true that due to the cancellation of the match, the points of India and Pakistan were divided. But this is not a big loss because despite this India can easily reach Super-4. India has benefited in this match that it has got a strong option in the middle order.
Explaining his point in a conversation with Waqar Yunus, Sanjay Manjrekar said that India has landed in Asia with only one or two weaknesses. One of them is batting at number four-five in the middle order. But the way Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya handled the team after losing the first 4 quick wickets in the match against Pakistan, it is commendable.
Sanjay Manjrekar said that Ishaan Kishan has given a good option to Team India in the middle order. Shreyas Iyer also showed good rhythm in his short innings, which is a good sign for Team India. Hardik Pandya is excellent at number six. India’s only concern is batting, which seemed to be resolved in this match. Bowling is not India’s concern. Therefore, it can be said that despite the cancellation of the match, one concern of the Indian team must have gone away a little.
Pakistani veteran Waqar Yunus also seemed to agree with Sanjay Manjrekar. He praised Ishaan Kishan fiercely and said that he batted according to the situation. This is a clear indication that they have the ability to mold themselves according to the situation.