India is set to take on arch-rivals Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Both the teams would like to start their campaign in the T20 World Cup on a grand note by registering a win.
Is this Babar Azmi Vs Virat Kohli Or Shaheen Afridi Vs. Mohammed ShamiThe debate never ends. But since it is India and Pakistan we are talking about, the debates, arguments and denials reach an entirely different level.
Let us see how the major players have fared so far across all formats of cricket in the high-voltage matches between India and Pakistan.
Virat Kohli’s performance against Pakistan in all forms of cricket
- Matches Played: 22
- Runs Scored: 942
- Highest Score: 183
- Strike-rate: 104.89
- 4s/6s: 92/11
- 50s/100s: 6/2
Babar Azam’s performance against India in all forms of cricket
- Matches Played: 8
- Runs Scored: 250
- Highest Score: 68
- Strike-rate: 89.60
- 4s/6s: 24/3
- 50s/100s: 1/0
Rohit SharmaPerformance against Pakistan in all forms of cricket
- Matches Played: 26
- Runs Scored: 830
- Highest Score: 140
- Strike-rate: 92.22
- 4s/6s: 73/22
- 50s/100s: 6/2
Mohammad Rizwan’s performance against India in all forms of cricket
- Matches Played: 3
- Runs Scored: 193
- Highest Score: 79
- Strike-rate: 130.40
- 4s/6s: 16/6
- 50s/100s: 2/0
Mohammed Shami’s performance against Pakistan in all forms of cricket
- Matches Played: 5
- Overs bowled: 35
- Wickets taken: 6
- Best Bowling Innings (BBI): 4/35
- Runs accepted: 181
- Girls: 5
Shaheen Afridi’s performance against India in all forms of cricket
- Matches Played: 2
- Overs bowled: 10
- Wickets taken: 3
- Best Bowling Innings (BBI): 3/31
- Runs Accepted: 73
- Girls: 0
Dinesh KarthikPerformance against Pakistan in all forms of cricket
- Matches Played: 12
- Runs Scored: 338
- Highest Score: 93
- Strike-rate: 55.04
- 4s/6s: 43/2
- 50s/100s: 2/0
The last time India faced Pakistan in a World Cup match was in Dubai in 2021. In the match, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets.