‘India will face problem at no. 4, 5 and 6’ – Former Pakistani cricketer hits out at Team India’s batting order

With just a few days left for the Asia Cup, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian side is still struggling to find suitable batters in the middle order. Notably, star batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer sustained injuries, and there has been no official update on their comeback. In addition, the Men in Blue continue to experiment with the players to find a suitable batter for the middle overs. Speaking on the same subject, former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali feels India will face problems in the middle order during the Asia Cup.

Notably, the star batter feels Babar Azam’s side has a better middle order compared to Team India. In addition, the right-handed batter has named a young batter, Ishan Kishan, who can play at number five after Tilak Varma at number three and Virat Kohli at number four during the marquee event.

“We have Babar, Fakhar, Imam and Rizwan at the top, Iftikhar and Salman Ali in the middle and Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz can be a bit handy down the order. In comparison, we have a better middle-order than India. If Ishan Kishan plays at no. 5, fingers are crossed. No idea how will he perform there. India could also play Tilak Varma at no. 3 and bring Kohli at no. 4,” Basit Ali said in a video uploaded on his YouTube channel.

India will face problem at no. 4, 5 and 6: Basit Ali

Meanwhile, the 52-year-old cricketer feels that the Men in Blue have to depend on Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli to score runs over any middle-order batter. In addition, the Karachi-born batter has also admitted that if the top three Indian batters perform well, it will be hard to beat Team India.

“India will face problem at no. 4, 5 and 6. They have three top class batters in Rohit, Virat and Gill at the top. India will depend on their top three. If they perform, it will be difficult to beat India at the World Cup and the Asia Cup,” he added further.