Exercise caution against Shaheen Afridi in first three overs: Hayden to Rohit

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden wants India skipper Rohit Sharma to negotiate Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridis first three overs with caution to avoid a fate similar to the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAERohit was dismissed for a firstball duck by a searing Afridi yorker which bent marginally inwards to beat the opener all ends upIndia suffered a humiliating 10wicket loss in the group match and could never bounce back from the defeat in the 2021 editionHayden felt a conservative approach against Afridi was the right way to handle the tall Pakistan quickYouve got to be conservative against Shaheen Afridi Remember back to the T20 World Cup in the UAE in 2021 more recently Shaheen was able to take early wickets Hayden told Star SportsWell never forget that ball that he bowled to Rohit Sharma so a little bit of caution against Shaheen Afridi If its swinging look to play out those first three overs Hayden advised the India skipperVirat Kohli who was leading the side in 2021 was the highest rungetter for India scoring a 49ball 57 coming in at his usual No3 spotTerming the clash of the archrivals as the spiciest competition in world cricket Hayden also said India batters will also have to guard against the extra bounce the likes of Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah could generateIndia is playing against Pakistans pace trio This is one of the spiciest competitions on the planet Weve got Shaheen Afridi Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah Three very different types of bowlers and unique bowlers which require unique plans from Team IndiaFirstly the conditions here in Kandy tend to have quite a lot of bounce so youve got to watch that out especially Haris Rauf Hell want to really hustle in and hit the top of off stumpAnd I think with Naseem even though he will shape the ball Pakistan can be in a position to advance forward with India managing to take them out of play by aggressive plays against someone like Naseem said HaydenHayden though said that putting Naseem under pressure early on could put India in a winning positionPut him Naseem under pressure feel like you are in front of the game All in all though I think its going to be Team India thats going to win I think theyve got a deeper classier batting lineup and I think theyve got form on the board as wellFormer India cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar added that Virat Kohli would be itching to have a go at the Pakistan team after his heroics in the 2022 T20 World CupChasing 160 in a group match at Melbourne Kohli unleased his full force to score an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls to help India defeat Pakistan on the last ball in an edgeoftheseat thrillerVirat is ready for the greatest rivalry in world cricket The last time these two nations played 2022 T20 World Cup Virat came out with a special innings and that shot versus Haris Rauf will be etched in the memories of cricket lovers for a long long timeNow what has Virat Kohli done in the last six to eight months How has he come out of a little bit of a bad patch wherein he wasnt scoring big runs But now he has got into that habit of scoring big runs againBangar added Kohlis habit of allowing the ball to come to him will help him in a big way against the likes of AfridiAlso ReadAsia Cup 2023 Shadab Khan takes four as Pakistan trounces Nepal in openerHe is setting up really nice and early staying still allowing the ball to come to him That is one aspect which is going to help him big time especially against Shaheen Afridi because he gets the ball to swing in lateAnd if we are watching the ball letting it come to you you can actually play it down the ground or play it to midon or midwicket region that is where his Kohlis strength is said BangarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever