Stronger Irish fight needed as visitors aim to level series

Having arrived in India on February 18, it has been almost three weeks in the country for the Irish team, there hasn't been too many pleasant news for them; going into the sixth game of their tour, they are yet to give Afghanistan any stress in Dehradun. They may be two teams who have gained significant ascendancy in world cricket over the last decade but if the performance in the ongoing tour is anything to go by there is as much of a significant gulf between them.

Tim Murtagh, the Ireland pacer, has testified for the lack of fight put up by Ireland so far. However, he added while the effort was 'meek'