India vs Pakistan: How can Indian batsmen deal with Shaheen Afridi? Sachin Tendulkar shares strategy

Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of world's premier white ball bowlers and Indian batters need to try and play him "straight" even if y are attacking talented Pakistani left-arm pacer, said legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

At his peak, Tendulkar played a lot of limited overs cricket against Wasim Akram, perhaps greatest left-arm fast bowler of all time and maestro did share his observations with PTI during a chat.

Asked what he would have done h he faced a bowler of Shaheen's calibre during his playing days, Tendulkar laughed and said: "I have t put my mind as such since I kw I won't be facing him." But n on a serious te, he shared his point of view.

"Shaheen is an attacking bowler and he likes to go for wickets. He pitches ball up and backs himself to swing ball. He has capability to beat batters in air and off pitch with his pace upfront. So with him strategy should be to play straight and within 'V'," said Tendulkar.

Shaheen's greatest asset is to bring ball back into right handers at express pace and even getting a few to hold its line apparently with change of pace.

He also has a good short ball which can hurry batters and make m candidates for leg before.

Tendulkar, a technician par excellence, also warned that even if a batter makes trigger movement ( initial reflex movement), it shouldn't be akin to making a commitment to play shot.

"Trigger movement is a preparation to play ball and t commitment, if you are t committing to play ball, it could be eir on front-foot or backfoot, but it is a trigger movement and t commitment," he said.

"Because once you are committed on backfoot, you can't come on front-foot and vice versa. Trigger movement is about preparation.

"Every ball, re is some kind of movement, as long as that is t commitment it is fine," Tendulkar concluded.

India and Pakistan will face-off against each or in ir T20 World Cup opening match at Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Sunday. 

Im: ANI/PTI