News India Live, Digital Desk: Indian team will face South Africa, Zimbabwe and West Indies in Super-8. All three teams have spinners who can trouble the Indian batsmen.1. The Off-Spin Hurdle: According to the group stage data, India’s run-rate against off-spin has been only 6.23, which is much lower than other big teams of the tournament. Abhishek Sharma’s poor form: Abhishek has been out for ‘duck’ (0) thrice in a row. The off-spinners have taken advantage of their big ‘bat swing’ to deceive them. Strategy: The opposition captain (like Aiden Markram) is putting pressure on the Indian top-order by employing off-spinners in the powerplay itself.2. Strike Rotation on Slow Pitches: On the ‘tacky’ pitches of Colombo and Ahmedabad, Indian batsmen are playing more dot balls in order to play big shots. The pitches are expected to be slower in the Super-8, where singles and doubles can change the course of the game.3. ‘Left-heavy’ top order: India has left-handed batsmen in the top-3 in the form of Abhishek, Ishaan and Tilak. This makes the work easier for the off-spinners of the opposition team.’Master Plan’ for Super-8: What will be the solution?According to News18 and cricket experts, Team India will have to make these 3 changes in its strategy in Super-8: ChallengePossible Solution (The Solution) Abhishek’s form. Management has made it clear that they will keep faith in Abhishek, but Sanju Samson can be given a chance if needed.Spin Competition Suryakumar Yadav And Tilak Verma will have to use sweep and reverse sweep more to spoil the length of the spinners. All-round option Shivam Dubey can be used as a ‘floater’ against the spinners, as his strike rate is 170+ against spin. Gautam Gambhir’s ‘Spin Mantra’ Coach Gautam Gambhir believes that Indian batsmen should increase the use of ‘soft skills’ and back foot. He has suggested that the batsmen will have to play the ball ‘late’ (late) so that the effect of the ball turning can be reduced. Bowling: India’s real strength Even though batting may be a problem, the pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy makes India the most dangerous bowling attack of the tournament. Varun is currently the world number-1 T20 spinner, and the return of Kuldeep Yadav in the Super-8 will make India’s spin bowling more lethal.
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