On Sunday night, India managed to assert dominance over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup, chasing down the 172-run target with 7 balls remaining in Dubai.
With the emphatic win, led by Abhishek Sharma's explosive batting, India strengthened its position in the Super Four. They aim to reach the final of the competition and defend the title.
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On the other hand, Pakistan's seventh consecutive loss against India has put the team and management under scrutiny for failing to challenge the World Champions and succumbing to pressure.
Speaking of India's sustained dominance in the India-Pakistan game over the weekend, former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was visibly left in awe as he heaped praise on India's well-rounded team.
Misbah praises India's well-balanced playing XI
While analyzing Team India at Tapmad, the former Pakistan skipper spoke highly of the Indian bowling unit and thought there are no weak areas to point out unless someone has a bad day on the field.
Following his comments, India was able to restrict Pakistan for just 171 runs on the night after having bundled them for 127 earlier in the tournament, thanks to Shivam Dube and Kuldeep Yadav's efforts in the respective matches.
"There is nothing — it is a complete team, whether it is spin bowling or fast bowling. The only difference is when Jadeja used to play, they had him as the sixth option. Now they don't have the extra option but you have to pick one of the five bowlers and attack them, which seems tough," said Misbah.
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"Even if you are able to put any one of the five under pressure then they could be facing an issue of the sixth bowler. Let's see, if it is a pressure situation in a big game, you never know. Someone can have a bad day and then it would be interesting," he added.
Contrary to Misbah's statement, Suryakumar Yadav has been able to use his extra bowling option, Shivam Dube, well in the tournament so far.
Dube, who does not regularly bowl for India, is their second-highest wicket-taker in the competition with 5 wickets in 9 overs bowled. He sits just behind Kuldeep's 9 wickets in 13.1 overs of the tournament.
The likes of Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya have taken three wickets each in their ongoing title defence.
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