T20 World Cup 2021: India vs Afghanistan: Indian top-order will be threatened by these 4 Afghans

After
defeats
against
Pakistan
and
New
Zealand,
the
Virat
Kohli-led
side
has
only
the
slimmest
of
chances
to
enter
the
semis
from
Group
2.

In
a
must-win
game,
India
have
then
a
dangerous
opponent,
the
Afghans,
who
have
4
points
from
three
games
and
another
win
can
really
put
them
in
contention
for
a
semis
berth.

It’s
a
combination
of
their
own
modest
form
with
the
bat,
and
the
Afghanistan’s
determination
make
India
jittery
of
their
opposition.

Here
MyKhel
takes
a
look
at
four
Afghanistan
players
who
can
derail
India.

1.
Rashid
Khan

The
leg-spinner
has
remained
a
threat
throughout
this
tournament
with
his
endless
variations.
From
three
Super
12
matches,
Rashid
has
taken
7
wickets
at
a
brilliant
economy
of
4.74
and
strike-rate
is
an
awesome
7.
Rashid
has
a
wonderful
record
against
India’s
top
three
batsmen
too.

He
has
dismissed
Kohli
once
in
four
matches,
Rohit
Sharma
twice
in
four
matches
and
KL
Rahul
thrice
in
5
matches.
The
Indians
will
have
a
brainstorming
session
on
how
to
tackle
the
spinner.

2.
Mujeeb
ur
Rahman

The
mystery
spinner
has
taken
6
wickets
from
2
matches
at
his
economy
stands
at
4.25
and
strike-rate
8
and
average
5.66,
the
best
in
the
tournament
yet.
Mujeeb
has
dismissed
Kohli
once
in
the
past
and
he
was
rested
in
their
last
game
against
Pakistan.
He
is
certain
to
walk
into
the
Playing
22
this
day.
The
20-year-old
is
a
cool
customer
and
often
comes
to
bowl
in
the
Super
Over
segment.

3.
Mohammad
Nabi

Unlike
Rashid
or
Mujeeb,
Nabi
has
not
taken
the
tournament
by
fire.
But
the
veteran
has
made
78
runs
across
three
matches
at
a
strike
rate
in
excess
of
140,
and
has
contributed
immensely
on
the
field
too.
Nabi
has
taken
only
one
wicket
in
the
tournament
so
far,
but
he
can
raise
the
bar
of
his
performance
against
bigger
opponents.

4.
Naveen
Ul
Haq

Naveen
is
a
22-year-old
slinger-action
fast
bowler
who
can
touch
the
140
kmph
mark.
He
had
bowled
a
brilliant
18th
over
against
Pakistan
before
Asif
Ali
carved
Karim
Jannat
for
4
sixes
to
seal
the
match.
He
can
trouble
the
best
in
business
and
will
be
looking
forward
to
make
his
mark
against
Rohit
and
Rahul,
who
are
off-colour
at
the
moment.