India, despite not being at their best, showed how superior they are to Pakistan: Sanjay Manjrekar

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has observed that the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian side wasn’t at their best against the Pakistan team in the Super Four clash on Sunday, September 21, in Dubai.

Speaking on his Instagram handle, Manjrekar has stated that the Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah didn’t look at his best, conceding 45 runs in his four-over spell. Moreover, he talked about the Indian fielders dropping multiple catches.

Though Bumrah had a poor day with the ball, Shivam Dube and the Indian spinners turned things upside down for India. On the other hand, Indian batters Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill were exceptional with the willow in the powerplay overs to take the game away from Pakistan.

“India wasn’t at their best, clearly. I mean, just imagine Bumrah being India’s most expensive bowler. He had an off day, India dropped three catches, so they were well below their best, and despite that, they won comfortably against Pakistan,” Manjrekar said on his Instagram handle.

“It again shows the big gap between India and Pakistan just on sheer ability and skills. Happy for Pakistan, they were slightly better, so there was some spark there, but you could see how the Indian bowlers still managed to claw things back. Why? Because there wasn't depth of class in Pakistan batting, and in the end, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, the way Tilak Varma finished. It’s just a limitless supply of exceptional players,” he added.

“So, yeah, India, even in that match when they were not at their best, still showed all of us how much, how superior they are to Pakistan and what a formidable T20 team India has become,” he concluded.

Here is the video posted by Sanjay Manjrekar:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO6CWYIE_UG/

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