Sanjay Bangar said that India have as formidable a pace bowling attack as Pakistan and that they can trouble Babar Azam and Co. in Sri Lankan conditions as well. However, they will play against each other in an Asia Cup 2023 Super Four game in Colombo on Sunday, September 10. The Group A fixture between them did not yield a result as rain played spoilsport and the second innings couldn’t take place.
During a discussion on Star Sports, Sanjay Bangar said: “India’s fast-bowling attack is as good as Pakistan’s fast-bowling attack. You have Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. Even if you look man to man, we are equally as good an attack as the Pakistani attack is. Believe me, on that surface when India had set up a score of around 260 or 270, that would have been a challenging task to the Pakistani batters as well because the wicket was doing a bit.”
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Although India have three excellent seamers in Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami, the trio are unlikely to play in tandem as well. Team India will likely field Shardul Thakur as the third frontline seamer to add depth to their batting department as well. And, Sanjay Bangar feels the Sri Lankan wickets will help both India and Pakistan’s bowling attack as well.
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“Now that Pakistan is moving out of their home conditions wherein those are batting-friendly conditions, there will be certain wickets in Sri Lanka which are going to assist both types of bowlers. There is lack of pace, at times the ball tends to hold on to the surface a little bit and that’s where their batters, who are used to playing through the line, might just find that their runs have suddenly dried up,” Sanjay Bangar concluded.
