Defeat in Ireland and also defeat in England, the last two T20 series have been very bad for Team India. The biggest reason for Team India’s defeat in both these T20 series was the failure of its batsmen. And these batsmen failed on short balls, which is now going to be a cause of trouble for all the batsmen in Zimbabwe too. India has to play a three-match T20 series in Zimbabwe from July 23. These three matches are going to be held in Harare, where the pitch is fast and bouncy. Meaning Team India is going to be attacked by bouncers in Harare also.
Zimbabwe will attack with short ball
zimbabwe Team India is going to be attacked with short ball. Obviously, the Zimbabwe team must have seen the struggle of Team India’s batsmen in England and Ireland and they will adopt this strategy in Harare also. Let us tell you that the kind of fast bowlers that Zimbabwe has, they are also expert in throwing short balls. The most important player will be left arm fast bowler Ngarava who is known for his yorker balls as well as short balls. This player took maximum 8 wickets in just 3 matches in the T20 series in Harare itself. Ngarwa had trapped the Bangladesh batsmen with his short balls only.
Apart from Ngarwa, right arm fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani will also be a big threat for Team India. This player was also seen in good form in the Bangladesh T20 series. He took 4 wickets in 3 matches and his economy rate was only 5.75 runs per over. Right arm fast bowler Brad Evans can also trouble Team India with his short balls.
Which batsmen have problem with short ball?
There are some batsmen of Team India on the Zimbabwe tour who seem to be quite troubled with the short ball in recent times. Among these, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the first name. Apart from these, Ishan Kishan has also been seen giving wickets on short balls. Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dubey have also been seen giving wickets on short balls. Now the question is that how these players adjust themselves in Zimbabwe, it will be interesting to see.
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