We always bowl in partnerships: Shaheen Afridi

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates the wicket of India’s captain Rohit Sharma in Kandy on Saturday. Pic/AF

Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi said bowling in partnerships was the key to rattling India's batting in the blockbuster Asia Cup clash abandoned because of rain. The left-arm fast bowler took four wickets, including the prized top-order dismissals of India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, as Pakistan gained a psychological edge over their great rivals, who had elected to bat first in Kandy on Saturday.

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"Mickey [Arthur] always says ‘fast bowlers win you tournaments' and we always try to bowl in partnerships," said Shaheen of the national team director on the Pakistan Cricket Board's social media. He said the role of Haris Rauf, the third member of a daunting pace attack, was "to instil fear in the opposition batsmen with pace and bouncers, while Naseem and I rely on swing".

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