Shoaib Akhtar’s Bold Advice to Pakistan: Defeat India by Playing Fearless Cricket

Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has urged the Pakistan cricket team to forget about the hype surrounding the Indian cricket team and play fearless cricket in the Asia Cup final.

It should be noted that the Indian team has defeated Pakistan twice in the ongoing Asia Cup. India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 7 wickets in the league match and then by 6 wickets in the Super 4 round. Akhtar, known as the Rawalpindi Express, explained that there is one thing that can help India defeat India.

What Shoaib Akhtar said:

We have to break this mentality. We have to break the hype surrounding the Indian team. We have to play the final with the same mentality we played against Bangladesh. We have to dominate India. This is the kind of attitude we need to adopt. And please remember, we don't just think about bowling 20 overs. No, we have to bowl them out.

When you dismiss him, India will realize they have to fight for runs. They won't get them for free. Pakistan needs to move forward. They need to forget that India is the number one team. We have Shaheen Afridi, the number one fast bowler, and Haris Rauf. If you play aggressively, there's no worry.

India's worries will increase
Shoaib Akhtar said on PTV Sports' Game On Hai show that if Pakistani bowlers dismiss Abhishek Sharma early, they will put India in trouble. He said that if Pakistan dismisses Sharma early, they will be able to put pressure on India.

The former fast bowler said, "We need to get Abhishek Sharma's wicket quickly. We can concede boundaries on good length balls. We can tolerate boundaries on good balls. It's not that Abhishek is playing all his shots correctly. He has played many mistimed shots in this tournament." "If you get Abhishek out in the first two overs, India will be in trouble. The pressure will be on the Indian team."