India's Predicted XI: Rohit And Co. Will Be Forced To Ignore This Star

Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has batted for the inclusion of Axar Patel successful the squad for the T20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan astatine the Nassau County International Stadium successful New York connected Sunday. The transportation successful New York has travel nether terrible disapproval arsenic each the matches played astatine this venue truthful acold person been debased scoring contests. While highlighting the pace-friendly quality of the pitch, Jaffer said playing an other batter successful Axar mightiness travel successful useful for the team, alternatively than going for idiosyncratic similar Kuldeep, who mightiness conflict to prime wickets connected this track.

"We had initially thought that Jaiswal mightiness open, but that operation isn't that suitable. You privation Axar to play due to the fact that his batting mightiness travel successful handy. You besides privation Kuldeep to play. However, owed to the transportation connected connection successful New York, you would request Axar's batting. Pacers person truly thrived connected this transportation truthful far. So, Kuldeep mightiness not person that impact. Fast bowlers volition bash the damage. There mightiness beryllium a anticipation that the transportation mightiness amended for the spinners if the groundsmen proceed to rotation the pitch. So far, teams person struggled to transverse 100 runs astatine this venue but I anticipation determination is simply a amended transportation connected connection for the India-Pakistan lucifer and we get to spot bully cricket. But if feel, pacers volition person instrumentality much wickets connected this track," Jaffer told Star Sports.

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Axar played against Ireland connected Wednesday, bowling conscionable 1 implicit and claiming arsenic galore wickets

India pumped Ireland successful their opening lucifer of Group A astatine the aforesaid venue connected Friday. After bowling Ireland retired for a meagre 96, India chased down the people with 8 wickets to spare.

Pakistan, connected the different hand, were stunned by USA successful their tourney opener successful Dallas, going down aft a thrilling Super Over.

The Indian bowlers had a tract time bowling retired Ireland for 96 but Rohit and the elder pros cognize that against Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammed Amir, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah, the situation volition beryllium precise different.

And hence, the coaching unit made 3 of the six drop-in signifier strips astatine the Cantiague Park successful Long Islands into abrasive ones with cracks to guarantee due match-simulation for top-order batters.

(With PTI Inputs)