Will Afghanistan's left arm bowler become a challenge for Rohit and Virat?

IND vs AFG: The Indian team will start its Super-8 campaign against Afghanistan on Thursday, June 20 in the T20 World Cup. During this, Afghanistan's left-arm bowlers can prove to be the first thorn in the path of the semi-finals. Left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui and left-arm spinner Noor Ahmed can become a big threat for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both the openers of India have often struggled against left-arm bowling and in this match too it can be a big challenge for them.

Fazalhaq Farooqui and Noor Ahmed are big threats

Rohit Sharma is one of the most dangerous openers but he has always struggled against left-arm pacers. In this T20 World Cup, he has batted in three matches, in which he retired hurt once and got out twice. Both times his wicket has been taken by a left-arm pacer. He was dismissed by Shaheen Afridi against Pakistan, while against America, Saurabh Netravalkar showed him the way out in the powerplay. Virat Kohli also often struggles against left-arm bowlers. America's left arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar has dismissed him in this tournament. In such a situation, Afghanistan's left arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui can be a threat to both batsmen in the powerplay.

Farooqui has been in dangerous form in this tournament. In the powerplay, he has troubled the batsmen a lot with swinging balls. He has taken 12 wickets in 4 matches so far. Along with this, he is the highest wicket-taker of the tournament. He has taken 9 wickets out of 12 in the powerplay itself. Apart from Farooqui, Noor Ahmed can be a cause of trouble for Team India. Kohli has failed to score runs against the left arm spinner. Apart from this, Noor Ahmed, who plays for Gujarat Giants in the IPL, has always troubled him.

Surya and Shivam Dubey are the answer to Rashid Khan

The relief for India is that India has an answer to Afghanistan captain and one of the most successful bowlers Rashid Khan. Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey have always dominated him. Surya has faced 58 balls against him, in which he did not get out even once and has scored 86 runs at a strike rate of 148. Shivam Dubey, famous for hitting sixes off spinners, also bats against him at a strike rate of 155. Apart from this, Rashid's record in T20 against Team India has been very poor in the last two years.