Former Indian cricket team wicketkeeper-batsman Robin Uthappa feels that South African spin bowler Tabrez Shamsi is going to leak runs in the big final match against India. It is worth noting that the final match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 will be played today on Saturday, June 29 at Kingston Oval ground in Barbados.

However, this statement given by Uthappa before this match regarding the in-form Tabrez Shamsi will definitely weaken his confidence. Let us tell you that Shamsi has taken a total of 11 wickets so far in the ongoing T20 World Cup and there is every possibility that he may not get a chance to play in the final playing eleven on a pitch conducive for batting.

Robin Uthappa gave a big statement about Tabrez Shamsi

Let us tell you that before the T20 World Cup final match between India and South Africa, while talking on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel, Robin Uthappa said – As far as I am concerned, I will be very happy if Tabrez Shamsi plays, especially in Barbados, and if Bartman is playing, then I feel that we have to be a little careful.

But out of these two, I would prefer Shamsi to play because I know he is going to give runs. Even if he takes wickets, it doesn’t matter to me. If we score 40-50 runs against him, then our job is done. Because with India’s batting approach, even if he takes wickets, it is not a big deal.

On the other hand, if we talk about Shamsi, he has impressed with his performance so far. In South Africa’s Super 8 match, he bowled brilliantly against West Indies, taking 3 wickets for 27 runs and was also POTM.

In Afghanistan’s semi-final match, he took 3 wickets giving away just 6 runs. It will be interesting to see how he will perform against India in the final match.