Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar’s strategic message, which emphasises the team’s bowling strategy, has surfaced as Team India gets ready to play South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final.
face June 29, the Men in Blue take face South Africa in Barbados in an attempt to snap their 11-year title drought in the ICC. The victorious team will become the first to win the T20 World Cup without suffering a single defeat as they both go into the championship match unbeaten.
Having played there previously in the competition, India has experience with the Barbados pitch, which may provide them a small advantage. Manjrekar said that Barbados’ batting-friendly surface will see the seamers play a major role. He feels that the seamers have been a little bit of an underdog for the Indian squad in the competition thus far.
Giving Jadeja four overs will be challenging, in my opinion, if the pitch is flat and plays well for batting. India’s only option is to rely on Hardik Pandya. As reported by Hindustan Times, Manjrekar stated, “That is a bit of a weakness that we saw against Australia.”
Perhaps Shivam Dube will need to bowl one or two overs: Sanjay Manjrekar
A possible weakness in India’s lineup was also highlighted by the former Indian batter, which was especially obvious in their game against Australia. He also thinks that Ravindra Jadeja’s four overs are untrustworthy.
Arshdeep Singh is also accepting his consistency as he bats four overs with Hardik. Seam bowling is somewhat strained on a level pitch. Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel will bowl four overs, but you can’t rely on Jadeja. Shivam Dube could need to bowl an over or two, and Hardik Pandya will need to step up,” Manjrekar continued.
India has played admirably throughout the competition, with a number of players putting up outstanding displays. Despite obstacles from Hardik and Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav stood up and took vital wickets in the Super Eight match against Australia. India dominated with a 68-run win over England in the semi-final.
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