Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan lauded Australia’s Tim David for his explosive half-century within the third T20I of the five-match sequence. The competition was performed on Sunday, November 2, on the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Put in to bat, Australia posted 186/6 of their 20 overs, with Tim David shining with a superb 74 off 38 balls, that includes eight fours and 5 sixes. Marcus Stoinis supported him effectively with 64 off 39 deliveries, whereas Arshdeep Singh picked up three wickets for India.
In response, Washington Sundar top-scored with an unbeaten 49 off 23 balls because the guests gained the sport by 5 wickets with 9 balls to spare. Regardless of Australia’s defeat, Tim David drew reward for his explosive knock, with Irfan Pathan lauding the hard-hitting batter in a YouTube video. Pathan stated:
“Look, the way in which Tim David batted, I believe proper now in the event you speak concerning the prime 5 six-hitters on the planet, his identify will certainly be included. There isn’t any doubt about that. He even hit Varun for 2 consecutive sixes when Varun was altering his angle and wickets had been additionally falling, but it surely didn’t have an effect on him in any respect.”
The 41-year-old additional identified that India missed a key tactic in opposition to Tim David by focusing on the off-stump line, which he felt wasn’t the appropriate strategy. Irfan Pathan defined:
“Nevertheless, the Indian staff missed one factor in opposition to him, as a bowler, you first must see the place he’s standing. Tim David was standing exterior the leg stump, and each time he stands exterior leg stump, it signifies that his off stump is just not truly the off stump, it turns into the width. That’s why, even in the event you goal the center stump, for him it turns into the off stump, as a result of his bat stays open and he stands barely towards the leg aspect, away from the stumps.”
Tim David has featured in 66 T20Is, scoring 1,582 runs at a median of 36.79 and a strike charge of 169.01, with 9 fifties and 100 to his identify.
“Goal his leg stump or his pads” – Irfan Pathan comes up with a large tip for India bowlers
In the identical video, Irfan Pathan highlighted that given Tim David’s tendency to bat exterior the leg stump, Indian bowlers ought to goal his pads and keep away from giving him any room. Irfan Pathan stated:
“So everytime you bowl to him, both goal his leg stump or his pads. That would be the proper line. Don’t give him room. Bowling to him on the stumps, particularly the off stump, provides him room, which the Indian bowlers did. For those who have a look at his wagon wheel, round 70 to 80 p.c of his runs got here on the off aspect, and there was just one run on the leg aspect close to high quality leg.”
“Meaning the Indian bowlers neither used sufficient brief balls nor focused his pads. They gave him full freedom to open up and play his photographs. So it’s essential as a bowling unit to first observe the place the batter is standing. Although it didn’t turn into a match-winning innings, this evaluation is essential,” he added.
The 2 groups will face off once more within the fourth T20I on Wednesday, November 5, on the Invoice Pippen Oval in Gold Coast.
Edited by Dev Sharma