Rohit Sharma is one of the biggest names in modern-day cricket. He is among the best batters across all three formats and has faced all the tough bowlers in the modern era and succeeded against them. However, at times he has struggled against the left-arm pacers, who bring the ball in from the middle and off stumps.
The prime example the world saw was when Shaheen Afridi troubled the Indian captain and dismissed him for a duck in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Not just him, but other left-arm pacers have also caused problems in Rohit’s mind at times.
Shaheen Afridi and Mitchell Starc are the two best left-arm pacers in the current generation. Starc is famous for his sheer pace and ability to swing the ball and bowl some perfect yorkers. Meanwhile, Shaheen is another emerging fast bowler who has the same ability.
Rohit has faced both of them and has also scored runs against them. However, in a recent interaction ahead of the ODI World Cup, Rohit was asked about which pacer is more difficult for him to face, Shahee or Starc? The Indian captain gave an unexpected answer to the query.
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He said, “None, Both are quality, quite threatening with the new ball, can swing the ball, quite fast. So I would say none.” Rohit has an incredible record, especially in white-ball formats. He is the only player with three ODI double centuries and four T20I hundreds. He is currently on a break. But he will return to action and will face Shaheen Afridi on his return.
India will play archrival Pakistan on September 2 in their first game of the Asia Cup 2023. Shaheen had success against them, and he will look to get better of the Pakistani Speedster this time around. The Indian captain looked good in the Test series against West Indies and will look to carry on his form.
