IND vs AFG Gautam Gambhir Strategy: The 3-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan is going to start from 13th September. All the matches of this series will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Team India will go to win the series against Afghanistan. However, this is not going to be easy for India. Afghanistan team can give a tough competition to the Indian team in this series. Especially Afghanistan’s spinners can trouble the Indian batsmen a lot. Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir himself would not be taking the challenge of Afghanistan lightly. For this reason, Gambhir must have already made his strategy for the series against Afghanistan, so that he can lead India to victory.

Pressure will have to be created in powerplay

Gambhir’s strategy could be to put pressure on Afghanistan in the powerplay itself. Gambhir would like the Indian openers to bat aggressively, so that pressure can be put on Afghanistan in the first 6 overs. This will give the incoming batsmen a chance to play with some time, because Afghanistan’s bowlers can dominate in the middle overs. Team India has strong openers like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, who are known for their explosive batting. Gambhir will have to field the best opening pair among them.

Special plan against spinners

Afghanistan’s biggest strength is their spin bowling. Especially Rashid Khan, who is the most successful bowler in T20 cricket, can become a big threat for Team India. Apart from him, experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi can also cause trouble with his spin. In such a situation, Gambhir’s strategy would be to rotate the strike instead of playing big shots against Indian batsman Rashid Khan in the middle overs. Whenever a bad ball is found, it should be converted into a boundary. The middle order of the Indian team has batsmen like Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, who play spin very well. In such a situation, he will have the responsibility of hitting big shots against the spinners.

Need wickets in middle overs

Gautam Gambhir will have to choose the right combination of spinners and pacers against Afghanistan, because Team India definitely needs wickets in the middle overs. If wickets do not fall in the middle overs, then Afghanistan team can make a big score. In such a situation, those bowlers will have to be brought in the middle overs, who can put pressure on Afghanistan’s batsmen by bowling dot balls. If 2-3 wickets are taken in the middle overs, Afghanistan will not be able to score big.