{"id":366462,"date":"2023-09-10T06:49:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T06:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/10\/toi-poll-results-fans-want-indian-top-order-to-bat-aggressively-against-pakistan-pacers-in-asia-cup-super-4-clash-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T06:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T06:49:45","slug":"toi-poll-results-fans-want-indian-top-order-to-bat-aggressively-against-pakistan-pacers-in-asia-cup-super-4-clash-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/10\/toi-poll-results-fans-want-indian-top-order-to-bat-aggressively-against-pakistan-pacers-in-asia-cup-super-4-clash-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"TOI Poll results: Fans want Indian top order to bat aggressively against Pakistan pacers in Asia Cup Super 4 clash | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-103549489,imgsize-41498.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: When it&#8217;s India vs Pakistan it&#8217;s sure to charge up emotions and fan frenzy.<br \/>And as India face Pakistan in the Super Fours match in Colombo on Sunday, we ran a poll asking fans a series of questions:<br \/>The first question was: <span class=\"strong\">Should India make changes to their top order?<\/span><br \/>And the options were:<br \/>Yes, <!-- -->Ishan Kishan<!-- -->, if he plays, should bat higher up, maybe at No. 3, with Virat at No. 4.<br \/>No, stick to the same order, no need to change anything.<br \/>Can&#8217;t say, Ishan Kishan best as a floater batter.<br \/>In this, the second option got the maximum votes \u2013 759 &#8211; with fans not wanting any change in the Indian batting order.<br \/>In their match on September 2 in Pallekele, India were reduced to 66\/4 by Pakistan till Ishan Kishan and <!-- -->Hardik Pandya save India the blushes with a 138-run stand.<br \/>The first option got 586 votes and the third 164.<\/p>\n<p>The second question was: <span class=\"strong \">If <\/span><span class=\"strong \">KL Rahul<\/span><span class=\"strong \"> comes into the playing XI, who should he replace?<\/span><br \/>And the options were: Ishan Kishan, <!-- -->Shardul Thakur<!-- --> and Someone else.<br \/>Not sure of whom KL Rahul should replace the option of Someone else got the maximum \u2013 736 votes.<br \/>But 605 fans wanted Rahul to replace Shardul Thakur in the playing XI. Shardul Thakur was dismissed for 3 in the last game against Pakistan.<br \/>The option of Rahul replacing Ishan Kishan got 168 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The third question was: <span class=\"strong \">With reports that <\/span><span class=\"strong \">Jasprit Bumrah<\/span><span class=\"strong \"> is back in SL, should India play Md. Shami regardless?<\/span><br \/>And the options were:<br \/>Yes, he should replace Shardul Thakur<br \/>No, Shardul should stay in the playing XI because he is also in the WC squad<br \/>Can&#8217;t say, ideally the team should play Md. Shami, but not sure who he should replace<br \/>Here, the first option got the maximum votes with 948 fans wanting Shami to replace Shardul Thakur in the playing XI.<br \/>321 votes were polled in the favour of the third option and the second option got 240 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth question was: <span class=\"strong\">Should the Indian top order look at adopting a more aggressive strategy to counter the Pak pacers?<\/span><br \/>And the options were:<br \/>Yes, attack is the best defence.<br \/>No, play it safe, go through the initial overs and then build the innings.<br \/>Can&#8217;t say, this will depend on overhead and pitch conditions.<br \/>Pakistan boasts probably the best pace attack in the world. In <!-- -->Shaheen Shah Afridi<!-- -->, <!-- -->Naseem Shah<!-- --> and <!-- -->Haris Rauf<!-- -->, they have fast bowlers who can run through any batting line-up in the world.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Rohit Sharma-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> was going great guns against Afridi in the last game with a couple of boundaries but a rain break seemed to break his momentum. Afridi altered his length after the rain break, the Indian captain went on to the defensive and lost his wicket.<br \/>Perhaps this is why 859 fans want the Indian top order to adopt an aggressive strategy to counter the Pakistani pacers.<br \/>476 votes were polled for the second option and the third option got 176 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth question was: <span class=\"strong \">Will team performances in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/asia-cup\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Asia Cup-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/asia-cup\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asia Cup<\/a><span class=\"strong \"> be accurate representations of how well they are prepared for the WC?<\/span><br \/>And the options were:<br \/>Yes, Indian conditions are not very different from SL and Pak conditions.<br \/>No, level of competition very different so difficult to say how well these teams are prepared.<br \/>Undecided.<br \/>Here the first option got the maximum votes with 974 fans looking at the Asia Cup as a perfect barometer to gauge World Cup preparedness. <br \/>The second option got 459 votes and the third option got 75 votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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