‘India have won matches against Pakistan only when…’ Salman Butt says ahead of Asia Cup 2023

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YouTube channel said that India is no more a threat to Pakistan as the country plays effectively only when their star batters Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli deliver on the field. In the 4.21 minutes conversation, he also spoke about India's weak batting and fitness of the country's fast bowlers. “If we look at India’s fast bowling, fitness is a concern.

Players have been unfit for a long time, we don’t know if they are fragile, will they go full throttle," he said in the video posted on his YouTube channel. He also added, "Apart from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, they have youngsters, who have played plenty of cricket but they don’t have that much of experience." He added, “Pakistan vs India matches are different. India have won matches against Pakistan only when Rohit Sharma has played well or Virat Kohli has done something spectacular.

However, when the onus is on others they have mostly struggled." Speaking about Pakistan's strength he said that the team have a much larger core group. “Pakistan have Babar, Rizwan, Fakhar, Shadab, Shaheen, Haris Rauf. And in my opinion Pakistan have a much larger core group," he said.

He also added that Pakistan's team have bowlers who can bowl at 90mph, spinners, fast bowling all-rounder who can touch 140kph. In the video, he also said that India too have match-winners like Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jaspri Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. But the team's battling is brittle.

"If Pakistan pick the two big wickets then the others will have a lot to prove. They have not helped India win matches against Pakistan or in their own," he said. He also added there will be a lot of pressure on India as the expectation of an India vs Pakistan match is different.