Pragyan Ojha spins India to win vs Bangladesh in Twenty20 cricket World cup opener
Pragyan Ojha stages a rescue act for India in the opening match of the Twenty20 cricket World cup vs the Bangladesh cricket team
Pragyan Ojha would hardly have expected to be a hero in the Indian cricket team’s first Twenty20 World cup 2009 encounter vs Bangladesh after Yuvraj Singh ’s heroics (41 off 18 balls) saw India make 180 runs off 20 overs. But Pragyan Ojha’s spell of four wickets was key to India winning the Twenty20 World cup cricket match vs Bangladesh
But, the Bangladesh openers , Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddiqui had other ideas as the Bangladesh cricket team slogged their way to almost 50 runs off just 5 overs
A desperate Dhoni turned to Pragyan Ojha at such a crucial stage in the India Vs Bangladesh World cup Twenty20 cricket match and Ojha justified Dhoni’s confidence
Pragyan Ojha took 2 wickets off his first over and four wickets overall, and the Bangladesh challenge , especially from Junaid Siddiqui was nullified
Pragyan Ojha is in the Bishen Bedi mode, and loves to flight the ball even in a Twenty20 World cup cricket match
Pragyan Ojha is no pusher like Yusuf Pathan, or a slinger like Yuvraj Singh but a genuine slow left arm orthodox spinner in the Bishen Bedi even in crucial Twenty20 World cup cricket matches. Even Harbhajan Singh almost resorts to bowling medium pace, but Pragyan Ojha bowls traditional left arm spin and was able to get the ball to grip,bounce and spin even on the placid Trent Bridge pitch
A bigger challenge awaits Pragyan Ojha against better teams in the Twenty20 cricket World cup
Of course, Pragyan Ojha is the man of the match in the India Vs Bangladesh cricket match with four wickets, but bigger challenges await him in subsequent Indian cricket team matches of Twenty20 cricket cup. Seeing Pragyan Ojha ’s talents, teams such as Australia will look to target him and not let him settle to a proper line and length.
Pragyan Ojha needs consistent success against top class cricket teams in the Twenty20 cricket world cup to cement his place in the competitive Indian cricket team
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