Mushfiq Can’t Hit Sixes, Says Pandya

[Habib]

In the continued fallout of the dramatic India-Bangladesh World Twenty20 clash last month, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said he warned Mushfiqur Rahim after he celebrated with two runs still needed for victory.

This is the third reaction from the characters involved in that final over, after Mahmudullah recently said he felt responsible for the loss. The day after the one-run defeat, Mushfiq apologised for his dismissal in the final stages through a post in his social media page.

Pandya, who successfully defended the 11 runs required in the final over, claimed that he “knew” Mushfiq would not be able to hit him for a six even though he had just been struck for two boundaries.

“[MS] Dhoni told me to just enjoy the moment and bowl without any pressure,” Pandya told a website. “See, I knew that Mushfiqur Rahim doesn’t have the ability to clobber a six off me. He might hit me for a boundary, which he did, but tonking sixes is beyond him. When he celebrated prematurely after hitting me for a couple of boundaries, I told him that the match is not over and he might muck it all up.

“They still needed two runs to win. Both Rahim and Mahmudullah went for glory shots and threw their wickets away. That’s where the inexperience of Bangladeshi cricketers showed. Any sensible cricketer would have sealed the match but they (Bangladeshi cricketers) snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.”

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Mushfiq deserves it. I hope he takes the word of that brat to heart. Same goes for Riyad.