T20 World Cup: Afghanistan was not comfortable against Ashwin’s ‘back-flip’ ball – Tendulkar

Afghanistan had no response to R. Ashwin’s ‘back-flip’ ball in Wednesday’s Super 12 competition in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, Sachin Tendulkar believes.

With an excellent return of 2 out of four of the four, Ashwin was one of the architects of India. 66 run victory Against Afghanistan, who survived with little chance of reaching the finals.

“When we talked about our bowling we saw Ashwin for a long, long time and what he was able to accomplish was great,” Tendulkar said. Facebook.

“Ashwin’s variation ball, the ‘back-flip ball’, if you look at the position of the ball’s seam, it was looking towards the slip of the leg. Ashwin developed the ball in the nets, probably no one got it. but one of the reasons for not giving a single limit on those four overs.

“The batsmen have to practice against this delivery and I can say that the Afghan drummers were not comfortable against Ashwin.”

An essential stand

Tendulkar said the collaboration between Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant was crucial.

“It was a huge collaboration between Hardik and Pant, India did 63 runs in the last 3.3 overs, which is a strike rate of 300. That was really a change for me, because that was the difference between 195 runs and 210 runs. How much victory margin and the bigger it was, the better for us. That was key for the Indian team. “

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One of the biggest players to play in the match, Tendulkar liked the initial pairing of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul on the 140-race stand. “It was a great way for Rohit and Rahul to come together. Afghanistan did badly from both ends starting with the spinner. I know (Mohammad) Nabi bowls early but there was a bit of grass in today’s wicket, it was tough so he came up with the ball.

“In conditions like this I would say that the seamstresses are bowling at the front, using the hardness of the seam, then there is a slight chance that something will come out of the surface.”

Run ‘aggressive’

Rohit broke 74 with 47 balls in eight fours and three sixes, while Rahul made 69 in 48 deliveries, hitting six limits and a maximum of two. “What I really liked about Rohit’s batting was the way Nabi played away from the spin. Rohit showed his experience, did not try to cross the line, went inside and showed the whole face of the bat. This was the case with KL Rahul, who was very calm and quiet and made great shots whenever he had the chance.

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“It was a very aggressive run between runners, when the batsmen think in the first six overs at six and four, then they often lose the individual but now it’s not like that. Even inside the circle when the ball was played in the middle and in the middle they were doing fast solos. I liked that approach. ”

Rashid expensive

He was amazed at the way fast Afghan player Hamid Hassan bowled during Powerplay.

“How complete would I give Hamid in the first six rebounds, he only gave up six runs in the two playoffs. When Rahul and Rohit’s caliber hitters want to hit the ball, giving only six runs requires a special effort. His plus point was that he was bowling fast, straight and full, so when you are bowling full it is difficult to get the right level of the batsman to chase the ball. He was successful in throwing those good yorktars consistently.

“When their main ball came into the Rashid (Khan) ball, our batters put pressure on them by taking it alone and attacking with four and six. How many times have we seen Rashid run 36 in four flips without taking a wicket? That is very rare. That was only because India played so well. “

After defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand, India’s victory kept alive the chances of reaching the finals.

“Anyway, we needed a huge victory like that, the way we played and finished the game was remarkable. Well done, ”Tendulkar signed.