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Akram feels this can be very robust to learn Varun off the pitch. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
In the marquee conflict, India is more likely to deploy three spinners, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. The Pakistan middle-order, comprising the likes of Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Haris, might discover the going robust, Akram believes.
“India are the favourites,” Akram stated in a media interplay organised by Sony Sports Network.
“The drawback I see for Pakistan is their middle-order batting versus India’s spinners. You can see off Jasprit Bumrah, however the likes of Varun and Kuldeep might hassle the batters. If a batter tries to learn the ball after it has pitched, it means you don’t have any concept what is going on,” Akram stated.
The legendary pacer, a veteran of many India-Pakistan matches, spoke in regards to the one from 1986, when Javed Miandad hit Chetan Sharma for a last-ball six to interrupt Indian hearts on the Austral-Asia Cup last.
Akram, who took three wickets in that outing, cheekily said that he had performed a component in Miandad’s heroics. “The nice Javed Miandad used my bat. Thank you very a lot! He didn’t return my bat after that,” Akram laughed and stated.
“Nobody knew on the time you could hit a six off the final ball. Nowadays, it is vitally regular. In the mid Nineteen Eighties, you hardly noticed a six. It was simply singles, twos and possibly a boundary from time to time. As a 19-year-old, that match was simply unbelievable. It is such an ideal reminiscence for me. Of course, it was not good for India, or for my buddy, Chetan Sharma. But once more, it was only a recreation of cricket,” Akram elaborated.
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Published – September 13, 2025 08:00 am IST
