Inzamam ul Haq: Former Pakistani cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq made a scathing comment on Indian fast bowlers getting reverse swing at the end of the innings. He said that Indian fast bowlers are cheating with the ball to get reverse swing and the ICC should look into this. However, after this, Indian captain Rohit Sharma gave a strong reply to Inzamam and advised the legendary Pakistani player to use his brain. Hitman called Inzamam's statement nonsense. Now Inzamam, angry with Rohit's statement, has given another statement.
During the match in New York, Indian fast bowlers surprised the world with their bowling. In the low-scoring match, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya destroyed Pakistan's batting. Not only this, the fast bowlers of Team India maintained their excellent performance in the next match as well. India also defeated 2021 champions Australia by 24 runs. After this, Inzamam accused the Indian bowlers of ball tampering.
On Monday, India defeated Australia by 24 runs at Gros Islet and made it to the semi-finals. In this match, India's left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh took three wickets. Inzamam accused Arshdeep Singh and the Indian team of ball tampering. Inzamam said that when Arshdeep was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reverse swinging. In any match, the new ball does not reverse swing so fast. This means that the ball was ready for this till the 12th-13th over. By that time the ball was ready for reverse swing. The umpires have to keep their eyes open and see what is happening.
When Rohit was asked about Inzamam's allegation on the eve of the semi-final against England, he advised the former Pakistan batsman to keep an open mind. Rohit said, “What can I say about this now? The wicket here is very dry and tight. Due to the conditions here, the ball will reverse swing in 12-15 overs. This is not only happening with me but with all the teams.” You have to keep your mind open. This is not Australia or England.
Now Inzamam has commented on Rohit's statement. He said, we need to explain to Rohit Sharma what reverse swing is like, how strong the sun is, what kind of pitch it is. Those who teach you such things, they don't need to teach you these things. We should tell them that such statements are not appropriate.
Team India has reached the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. Now they will face South Africa on June 29 at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Both teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far. India has not won any ICC title since 2013. The last time South Africa won an ICC tournament was in 1998. This will be the first match in the history of the T20 World Cup when an unbeaten team will lift the trophy.