Amid the controversy over ‘below average’ Rawalpindi pitch, Pakistan and Australia have begun preparations for the upcoming second Test which begins on Saturday in Karachi. On Thursday, left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was noticed bowling off-spin within the nets. The cricket followers discovered lot of similarities between his motion and that of ace Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
A video of Afridi bowling off-spin was shared by famend sports activities journalist Bharat Sundaresan on Twitter. After watching it, the followers puzzled if it was Jadeja bowling within the Pakistan nets.
Check out the video:
Here’s how the followers reacted to the video posted by the journalist:
perhaps jadeja took the mistaken flight ✈️ from mohali and landed in karachi🇵🇰 as a substitute of bengaluru🇮🇳— Arpit (@Cricket4Sarcasm) March 10, 2022
Whoever it’s …is simply copying jaddu model in nets…whats with a lot of hype…however by no means know like babar made a reputation for himself relentlessly copying kohli he can too— Vinayak navander (@Vinayaknavande1) March 10, 2022
Shaheen’s bowling motion on this clip is a carbon of jadeja’s motion— Aakash (@AakashSingh64) March 10, 2022
He is wanting like Jadeja professional max— Fahad Mughal (@FahadMughal3211) March 10, 2022
He copied precisely ravindra jadeja— Pikachu (@VivekParmar3) March 10, 2022
The pitch on the Pindi Cricket Stadium is getting criticised after the primary Test between Pakistan and Australia resulted in a draw. However, Afridi was the one quick bowler throughout each groups who managed to take a couple of wicket. He bought the higher of Marnus Labuschagne for 90, and Mitchell Starc (13). Left-arm orthodox bowler Nauman Ali was the stand out bowler who scalped six wickets, registering figures of 6 for 107.
Meanwhile, the ICC on Thursday rated the pitch used for first Test between Pakistan and Australia as ‘below average’.
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ICC Elite Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle forwarded his report back to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), stating that the Pindi Cricket Stadium pitch ‘hardly changed’ over the course of the sport.
“The character of the pitch hardly changed over the course of five days and that there has been no deterioration apart from the bounce getting slightly lower,” Madugalle’s report acknowledged.
“The pitch did not have a great deal of pace and bounce in it for the seamers nor assisted the spinners as the match progressed. In my view this does not represent an even contest between bat and ball. Therefore, in keeping with the ICC guidelines I rate this pitch as below average,” it additional learn.
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