Aakash Chopra Hits Out At Fakhar Zaman, Says ‘It Appeared Like He Had Come On A Vacationer Visa’

Former India batsman, Aakash Chopra hit out at Fakhar Zaman after his poor efficiency towards India within the Tremendous Fours match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Monday (September 11) at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and stated that it appeared just like the Pakistani opener got here to Sri Lanka on a vacationer visa.

Within the second innings, Fakhar Zaman was dismissed at 27 runs from 50 balls by Kuldeep Yadav. Pakistan wanted to chase 357 runs to win the match however Kuldeep Yadav led the Indian bowling assault and scalped 5 wickets in his eight-over spell and gave away 25 runs.

Within the high-voltage match between India and Pakistan, Virat Kohli was named the participant of the sport after he performed a 122-run knock from 94 balls with a strike price of 129.79.

Whereas talking on his official YouTube channel, the 45-year-old former participant praised Kuldeep Yadav for his stellar five-wicket haul within the second inning and dismissed the Males in Inexperienced at 128 runs.

“Shardul Thakur got here and dismissed Mohammad Rizwan after which Kuldeep Yadav. He took as many as 5 wickets. Pakistan are weak towards the leg-spin for some motive, don’t know why. They have a tendency to battle towards leg-spinners.

“Kuldeep is any case a left-arm left-arm leg-spinner, so the issues enhance even additional. They had been destroyed. Eight wickets fell, and two guys didn’t come to bat – Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf. It was a defeat that you simply don’t overlook simply,” Aakash Chopra stated.

…as a result of Bumrah was bowling and the keeper was catching the ball repeatedly: Aakash Chopra on Fakhar Zaman

Aakash Chopra stated that Imam-ul-Haq struggled from the start of the match and bought an outdoor edge when Jasprit Bumrah picked his wicket.

The 45-year-old then criticised the Pakistani opener, Fakhar Zaman and stated that it felt like he got here on a vacationer visa since each time Bumrah was bowling, it was going instantly on the palms of the wicketkeeper since Zama was leaving the ball repetitively.

“Jasprit Bumrah began it. Imam-ul-Haq, who was struggling firstly, bought an outdoor edge, and a superb catch was taken within the slips. It appeared like Fakhar Zaman had come on a vacationer visa as a result of Bumrah was bowling and the keeper was catching the ball repeatedly.

“Then Hardik Pandya got here and dismissed Babar Azam. Now that’s a query – we are saying our gamers shall be judged by how they fare towards Australia or Pakistan, then why not Babar Azam? He nonetheless doesn’t have even a single ODI fifty towards India. So he’s struggling a bit of bit towards India,” he added.

India squared off towards Sri Lanka within the fourth Tremendous Fours match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Tuesday (September twelfth) at 3:00 PM IST.