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IND vs PAK: These bowlers will dominate on Premadasa’s slow pitch, Babar Azam will be in tension from now on

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Mystery spinners will dominate India vs Pakistan match(Photo– AP) Colombo: The cricket world is now waiting for Sunday when India and Pakistan will face each other at the Premadasa Stadium here. The biggest puzzle for the think tanks on both sides will be how to break the ‘mystery spinners’ on the slow pitch here. The…

Ronit Sharma

By Ronit Sharma
Feb 14, 2026, 5:06 PM IST

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IND vs PAK: These bowlers will dominate on Premadasa’s slow pitch, Babar Azam will be in tension from now on

Mystery spinners will dominate India vs Pakistan match(Photo– AP)
Colombo: The cricket world is now waiting for Sunday when India and Pakistan will face each other at the Premadasa Stadium here. The biggest puzzle for the think tanks on both sides will be how to break the ‘mystery spinners’ on the slow pitch here. The batsmen of both the camps must be watching the video of the mysterious bowlers who are going to bowl in front of them. India has Varun Chakraborty on the side, while the Pakistani team will field with Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq. If these bowlers have seen the match played between Australia and Zimbabwe at Premadasa, they will be very excited before the match to be held here on Sunday. Here Zimbabwe’s bowlers used slow balls to achieve an upset victory over Australia by 23 runs.

This is bad news for Babar

Chakravarthy improved from sidespin to overspin during the Indian Premier League last year. Chakravarthy also bowls faster than many other spinners (average 95 kmph), with slight variations in angle. However, this track may force them to slow down. This is not good for a batsman like Babar Azam, who bats at number four and has struggled with Chakravarthy’s deliveries. The former Pakistan captain is still struggling since the beginning.

There was an uproar over the bowler wearing pause and sling.

On the other hand, Pakistan has the answer to Chakraborty in Tariq. His pause and sling style of bowling has already created a lot of discussion in the circles of cricket. Now on Sunday, this off-spinner would like to stop India’s strong batting order. Nabeel Hashmi of Quetta Gladiators, Tariq’s team in the Pakistan Super League, said, ‘His action helps him keep the ball below the batsman’s I-line. So it is not easy to hit them. It’s almost as if you are playing a yorker on every ball. Abrar is being underestimated a bit. Indian batsmen have also played against him. However, this spinner can also pose a problem on Premadasa’s pitch.

Team India’s concern

The Indian batsmen were in trouble against the unorthodox spin bowling of Namibian team captain Gerhard Erasmus. In such a situation, they will have to work hard to deal with the threat of Usman’s similar bowling. Both Erasmus and Tariq basically bowl off spin and use unusual variations. Erasmus bowled a lot of balls with round arm action on Thursday night and some of his balls baffled the Indian batsmen. In such a situation, it is a matter of concern for Team India.