The upcoming Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan is generating significant buzz. Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s recent comments have gone viral on social media. During the cricket talk show ‘Game On Hai,’ Akhtar made a humorous slip-up, mistakenly referring to Abhishek Sharma as Abhishek Bachchan, which led to laughter from the studio audience. Discussing Pakistan’s prospects in the Asia Cup final against India, Akhtar stated, ‘If Pakistan gets Abhishek Bachchan out early, what about the middle order?’ He added, ‘Their middle order hasn’t performed well.’ The anchor and fellow panelists chuckled at the verbal gaffe, after which Akhtar correctly named Abhishek Sharma.
Abhishek Sharma is a major obstacle for Pakistan. The left-handed batsman has scored the most runs in 5 matches with 248 runs. He has hit 17 sixes with a strike rate of 206. In the previous match against Pakistan, Abhishek Sharma played a stormy innings of 75 runs. That’s why, the only discussion in the whole of Pakistan is to get Abhishek Sharma out.
While Team India has won all the matches so far in the Asia Cup, there is no doubt that Team India’s middle order has looked weak in the last 2 matches. Tilak Varma has scored 95 runs but his strike rate is only 126. Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube have failed. Sanju Samson has scored a half-century but he is trapped in front of spinners. In such a situation, if Abhishek Sharma’s wicket falls early, then Pakistan will get a chance.
Team India’s fielding is also a big issue. Team India has dropped the most catches so far, 12. Team India had crossed all limits of dropping catches against Pakistan and Bangladesh. In such a situation, if Team India makes this mistake in the final as well, then Pakistan will definitely have a chance to make a comeback.
