India vs Pakistan: Paras Mhambrey lauds India's bowling show vs Pakistan - Cricket Winner

India’s win over Pakistan came on the back of their stunning bowling performance in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said that considering the quality of the opposition and the change in the conditions, the Pakistan game should be remembered as the best.

“Well, there were a couple of them. I thought in a different format. I thought the Test win in South Africa, the last game that we played in South Africa was phenomenal. But yeah, if you look at the context of the game, if you look at the tournament, the pressure, the way we handled the pressure, this was definitely very much up there in terms of the performance, fabulous performance,” Paras Mhambrey said on Tuesday.

Team India performed well with the ball

However, Team India managed to defend 119 against a quality Pakistan batting attack in a nail-biting thriller on a pitch that eased a little once India started bowling as well. Pakistan lost to the USA in their earlier game, were on the verge of winning, started the chase very well and were 73 for two near the halfway stage of their innings as well. But India turned the table in the second half of the Pakistan innings, more specifically in the last five overs as well. India’s total of 119 runs was not enough but they ended up winning by six runs as well.

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“I thought in a game like this, especially when you have so much pressure in terms of the high intensity game, obviously the game against Pakistan is always going to be high intensity, whatever you say, it’s never going to be a normal game. When you’re batting you expect a situation where we were nicely placed to get more runs. But especially when that doesn’t happen, you know you’re defending low scores. And the only way out there is to go and bowl at your best. I think in that context, to be able to defend that score on a wicket which definitely got better was phenomenal,” Paras Mhambrey again said.

“You can’t take any game lightly” – Paras Mhambrey

However, India speedster Jasprit Bumrah was tough to play, returning figures of three for 14 and he was adjudged the Player of the Match. There were efforts from Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj too with ball as well. Meanwhile, Team India will play against the USA and Mhambrey said that they will take the opposition as seriously as they take any full-member side a swell.

“Every individual up there did his job. That’s what we expect at this level. But everything coming together is also important. All the bowlers, the game plan came in. I think we executed our plans very well. And when that happens, the victory is sweet,” Mhambrey further added. “You can’t take any game lightly. This is the World Cup. Every game matters. Your rhythm is important. Winning is a habit that you need to get into early. You need to get in early to perform,” he said, adding, “I think in the context of the game, every game is important. So, for us, it’s going to be like any other game. It’s like we played Pakistan, like we played Ireland (both full members of the ICC). It’s going to be a similar game for us.”