Strength and Weakness of India and Pakistan Cricket Team

The Strengths and Weaknesses of the India and Pakistan Team are analyzed in the lines below.

Strengths and Weaknesses of India in the India Pakistan 2011 Semi-final

Batting

The batting of India is the best line-up at present in the world. The country had performed well in the beginning rounds. The middle order was unsuccessful a few times. However, they improved a lot against Australia. The form of Yuvraj Singh was marvelous in the middle. The weakness to be overcome is to get the lower order exposed early.

Bowling

The bowling of India is not that good this time. It is actually suitable for the sub continent countries. The variety of pace, slow left arm bowlers and off-spins are very good. The most successful of the lot is Zaheer Khan took 17 wickets, followed by Yuvraj Singh who took 11 wickets. If India gets the chance to bat first- they can score well.

Strengths and Weaknesses of Pakistan in the India Pakistan 2011 Semi-final

Batting

This is a very crucial area of concern in the match. The Pakistani openers have are not consistent. However, the remaining of batting is quite stable in the world cup. Still, achieving a high score may be a struggle for the team.

Bowling

The strength of Pakistan lies in their Bowling. The new bowler of eminence is Sahid Afridi. In the past he had taken the highest number of wickets amongst the existing team members. The country can make up with their superb bowling for the losses they make in the batting.

Finally...

"History repeats itself". If this proverb is to be believed India has nothing to worry because Pakistan did not win in any match against India in the past. Additionally, considering the strengths and weaknesses at present- the odd are against Pakistan due to lacuna in the batting skills. So, India has high chances of winning.





Last Updated on 01 April 2011