Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said Virat Kohli’s Indian team ‘intimidate’ the men in green as they are a superior outfit.
Sarfaraz Ahmed’s team were thrashed by 89 run at Old Trafford on Sunday. Indian opener Rohit Sharma smashed 140 as the men in blue amassed 336-5. Pakistan could only manage 212-6 in reply to their revised target of 302 in 40 overs.
Waqar said Pakistan were no match for an Indian side that rely on team work and not individual efforts.
“In the last few years, there’s been a massive difference India and Pakistan – and again it showed at Old Trafford on Sunday,” Waqar wad quoted as saying by AFP.
“Pakistan are still trying to rely on talent alone, while with India it’s all about teamwork. They all know their roles, and they execute them superbly.
“We had good sides in the 1990s, but now I think this India team intimidates Pakistan.”
KL Rahul and captain Virat Kohli chipped in with fifties as India cashed in after seeing off the initial spell of left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir. The rest of the bowling rarely troubled Indian batsmen.
“India have very classy batsmen, let’s not forget. They wait for the bad ball, and didn’t have to do much against the Pakistan attack given the inconsistency in the length.
“Mohammad Amir was the only one who created a bit of pressure by bowling a good length,” the former fast bowler said.
