Published 10:42 IST, November 12th 2019

Shoaib Akhtar calls Team India 'boss', lauds Deepak Chahar's spell

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was all praises for India after their comprehensive 2-1 series win over Bangladesh after winning 3rd T20 at Nagpur on Sunday

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Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was all praises for India after ir comprehensive win over Bangladesh in third T20 at Nagpur on Sunday. Hailing Team India as ' boss', Shoaib Akhtar said that Bangladesh had mand to outsmart India in first game and grab a win but had fallen short after Rohit Sharma went berserk in second game. former Pakistan pacer said that Bangladesh was a team to beat and that y were t same team from ten years ago who could be taken lightly. However, Shoaib Akhtar said that India had shown Bangladesh who boss was in third game and completing a 2-1 series win. 

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Shoaib Akhtar heaps praise on Deepak Chahar

Rawalpindi Express heaped praise on Deepak Chahar for his exceptional figures of 6-7, best figures in T20I format. Shoaib Akhtar said that he had enjoyed watching Deepak Chahar's brutal spell and was soon planning to make an in-detail analysis of youngster's bowling. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Shoaib Akhtar said that he had missed out on watching KL Rahul perform and was in er anticipation to see him click away. Shoaib Akhtar lauded Shreyas Iyer and said that he was an apt middle-order batsman for India. However, Shoaib Akhtar was of opinion that India must play Virat Kohli in T20s in order to increase strength of batting order. Shoaib Akhtar also said that youngsters in team thrive better if team environment was good and said that youngsters felt more confident if senior players mentored m. Addressing Rishabh Pant, Shoaib Akhtar said that wicketkeeper-batsman must improve on his review skills. Shoaib Akhtar said that Indian team was very well capable of upsetting Australia in T20 World Cup next year.  

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Deepak Chahar headlines India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20

Deepak Chahar, playing only 7th T20I, picked up wickets of Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar in his first over, that put brakes on Bangladesh’s chase. He returned to bowl his second in 13th over, picking up wicket of Mohammad Mithun, thus ending a 98-run stand. Rajasthan bowler came back at death, picking up first-ever hat-trick by an Indian in T20Is en-route recording best ever figures in T20I cricket.  Earlier, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul led India’s charge helping m reach 174/5, which in end proved too much for Bangladesh after Deepak Chahar’s brilliance.

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