As per the new ICC guidelines, teams will have to bring an additional fielder into the ring for the time period that exceeds the cut-off time to bowl 20 overs. The Pakistan side faced an in-game penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate.
Danish Kaneria criticized Pakistan captain Babar Azam and the team management for the error. He emphasized that they should have been aware of their slow over-rate.
He feels that the bowlers had to bear the brunt of the mistake as they had to bowl with one less fielder on the boundary ropes during the death overs. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaneria said:
India were also penalized for maintaining a slow-over rate during the first innings of the encounter. Rohit Sharma and Co. had to bring in an extra fielder in the 30-year circle for the last two overs.
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“Should have been more courageous” - Danish Kaneria unimpressed with Babar Azam’s appraoch
Danish Kaneria opined that Babar Azam let the Pakistani bowlers down by not giving them an attacking field against India. He highlighted that while the bowlers looked impressive, the skipper continued with a defensive approach.
The former leg-spinner reckoned that Babar should have placed a slip or a gully as they needed to pick up wickets to win the clash. Kaneria added:
After being asked to bat first, Pakistan managed to post a below-par total of 147 on the board. They failed to defend and India secured a crucial five-wicket victory in the final over.
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