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'Run-Away Train Without Brakes' - Wasim Akram On India's World Cup Campaign 

image-lo2kt766India have won five games on the trot in World Cup 2023 (X.com)

Wasim Akram hailed Team India's unstoppable run at the ICC World Cup 2023 after Rohit Sharma and company continued their magnificent campaign with a fifth successive victory in the league stage. The Pakistani legend lauded the tournament hosts and made an interesting analogy. 

Wasim believes India are playing like a "run-away train without brakes" and going only forward and upwards at the marquee tournament on their home shores. The 'Sultan Of Swing' believes Men In Blue are primed for World Cup success at this edition of the competition. 

"India is like that run-away train that has its brakes failed," said the pace great on Pakistan-based 'A Sports' after India's four-wicket triumph versus the BlackCaps on Sunday (October 22). "They are going that way. They have the weapons, have the merit, the skills and most importantly they know how to execute their plans."


Wasim's remarks came in the aftermath of India's commanding run-chase against a much-vaunted Kiwi bowling unit. Set up a challenging target of 274, India rallied on the shoulders of Virat Kohli's majestic knock of 95 to clinch another brilliant win. 

Wasim Akram Hails India's World Cup Campaign 

It would've also pleased Wasim no end as a connoisseur of fast-bowling to watch Mohammed Shami play a handsome role in India's triumph with a five-wicket haul in his comeback outing  and understated support provided by Jasprit Bumrah (1/45) and Mohammed Siraj (1/45). 

The Pakistani legend also noted how India seamlessly adjusted to the injury concern for their premier allrounder Hardik Pandya, whose absence forced Rohit's men to transform their playing combination entirely and take the field with just five bowling options. 

With Pandya ruled out, India had to beef up their pace bowling resources by bringing in the experienced Shami and also their batting unit with the inclusion of the extravagant middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav at No.6. 

"They did one change according to the situation. Squads should be such, like India and New Zealand's, so that if anybody is injured or out of touch or you want to play someone according to opposition or pitch (then you have such resources available)," Wasim said. 

"Like India played Shami, Hardik was injured, they dropped Shardul (Thakur), SKY (Suryakumar Yadav) was brought in as a new batter. Then Shami got a wicket off the first ball of his spell," he added.