ISLAMABAD
\nFormer Indian cricketer, Mohammad Kaif, has pointed out an Indian pacer who he believes will pose a challenge to Pakistan skipper Babar Azam during the upcoming match between Pakistan and India in Asia Cup 2023.
\nWhile talking to Star Sports, Kaif suggested that Mohammed Shami would be India\u2019s best option to combat Babar Azam\u2019s batting mastery.
\n\u201cMohammed Shami is a fantastic bowler; his form is also very good. And even in Bumrah\u2019s absence, he managed the bowling very well. Even his form in the IPL was great. So he has a lot of talent. In my opinion, Babar Azam is going to have a lot of difficulty,\u201d Kaif said.
\nShami has played 90 One Day Internationals (ODI) in which he has taken 162 wickets at an economy rate of 5.60. He has been a consistent presence in the Indian cricket team for around a decade, and his return to the team during last year\u2019s T20 World Cup, when Bumrah was sidelined due to injury, showed his importance.
\nPakistan and India will face each other on September 2 in Kandy. While the Babar-led side already opened their Asia Cup campaign by defeating Nepal yesterday, India will play their first game against arch-rivals on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Former Indian cricketer, Mohammad Kaif, has pointed out an Indian pacer who he believes will pose a challenge to Pakistan skipper Babar Azam during the upcoming match between Pakistan and India in Asia Cup 2023. While talking to Star Sports, Kaif suggested that Mohammed Shami would be India\u2019s best option to combat Babar Azam\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-353001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n