Videos posted on social media, explicitly convey the sentiments of Pakistani fans Many heaped praises on Indian players, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Kuldeep Yadav
Chandigarh: While some Pakistani fans expressed dismay and unhappiness over their their team’s dismal performance in their Asia Cup match against India in Colombo, there were others who praised India superlative performance and said: “It’s all in the game, sometimes you win and sometime you lose”, a special report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Videos posted on social media, explicitly convey the sentiments of Pakistani fans While many expressed disappointment over their teams performance, there were others who openly praised the way India played, both in their exctraordinary batting as well as their superb bowling,
India posted an imposing 356 for 2, and thrashed Pakistan by a record 228-run margin in a rain-marred Super Four game of the Asia Cup here on Sunday, Sept.10. This was their biggest win in terms of runs against Pakistan.
The fans said that following their good last outing against India, the Pakistani team was overconfident that they would easily win again.
However, fans equally praised Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav for their match-winning performances.
Kohli had scored 122 not out off 94 balls together with a milestone 47th ODI century, KL Rahul produced an equally engaging ton, 111 not out off 106 balls), his sixth ODI hundred, and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav claimed 5 wickets for 25, to end the Pakistani innings at 128 for 8.
The fans said they were all the time praying that rain should intervene and save Pakistan the blushes.
India posted an imposing 356 for 2, and thrashed Pakistan by a record 228-run margin in a rain-marred Super Four game of the Asia Cup here on Sunday, Sept.10. This was their biggest win in terms of runs against Pakistan.
They minced no words in saying that by posting a mammoth 356 for 2, India had run away with the match and there was no possible way that Pakistan could to overtake such a mammoth total.
The fancied Indian batting line-up had thoroughly exposed the chinks in the Pakistan bowling line-up, they said, adding that the Indian bowling with the return of Jasprit Bumrah looked far more intimidating than their Pakistani counterparts.
Even their veteran players on various TV channels admitted that captain Babar Azam had no clue what to do once the Shubman Gill-Rohit Sharma pair launched a calculated assault on their pace battery.
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