In terms of numbers, India holds the record for all wins against their arch-rivals in the T20 World Cup since its inception in 2007.
The most sought-after megastar of the current generation is set to show his might against a group of mysterious cricketers as India and Pakistan face off in the ICC T20 World Cup, something that has crossed the 22-yard bar. does.
The sensitive nature of cross-border relations between neighbors has led to minimal sporting engagements and cricket has always been an uplifting vehicle for fans on both sides.
In terms of numbers, India holds an all-win record against their arch-rivals in the T20 World Cup since its inception in 2007. Incidentally, all matches were won only under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who would be on the captaincy. Virat Kohliears with his ‘diamond crusted info-nuggets’, which may have caused Babar Azmi Angry tearing a hair or two.
Nevertheless, it is a match that everyone has been waiting for in the global event – fans owing to its novelty, the ICC and broadcasters to fill the coffers. The fans are emotionally, or physically, as invested in everyone else as the other stakeholders.
Be it Sunil Gavaskar or Sourav Ganguly, everyone who understands the game will tell you that it is the one format where margins are the least and the qualitative difference matters the least, as no one artist can play for his side on any one day. I can win it.
It could be Kohli, who would prefer to end his mediocre runs in a match that always carries a posterity value or Shaheen Shah Afridi could tail off in a KL RahulThe pad first to set it up for Pakistan.
It could be Mohammad Rizwan, who might just launch Mohammed Shami Or it could be Suryakumar Yadav, who can play a reverse flick off Hassan Ali. Players may say it’s just “another game of cricket”, but even they know that in this day and age of retro videos and offensive memes, a great performance lasts forever.
No one knows this better than the current chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma, who has been hitting Javed Miandad’s last ball six for the last 35 years. But cricket has changed since those rough days in Sharjah and India, with its strong infrastructure and talent factory, has produced dozens of world class artists.
Despite the blip in the 2017 Champions Trophy final, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah have nothing in common.
On Sunday, Pakistanis will have a lot to prove as compared to their Indian counterparts.
For players like Shah, Rizwan, Harris Rauf and their illustrious captain Babar, it will not be just about breaking the World Cup mess against a world-class team. It is also about how global cricket perceives Pakistan, which closely watched the two cricketing elites of England and New Zealand and refused to tour the country.
Over the years, Pakistan cricket has faced an existential crisis and a good game against India will surely give them some breathing space.
But it would be easier to do this against an Indian team whose players are coming to the tournament in large numbers. IPL Sports in the United Arab Emirates, which is the adopted home of Pakistan.
For India, their strength is a crack top-five comprising of Rohit, Rahul, Kohli, Suryakumar and Rishabh Pant. Here is a line-up that includes Afridi, Rauf, Hasan, Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan, who is going to be the pivot of their bowling attack.
India’s problem if long tail and absence of sixth bowler Hardik Pandya Played purely as a batsman. But if one believes in the MSD template of T20 cricket, the format is all about handling the pressure and if 20 off 10 balls is required, then Pandya is still a better bet than a Greenhorn like Ishan Kishan, who is a better bet. are in form.
The bowling department will depend on which track he is playing as Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Shami and Varun Chakraborty choose themselves. Bhuvneshwar KumarK’s experience puts him in a good position and he has better variations than Shardul Thakur, who can score runs despite his habit of taking wickets.
If there is an extra spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, with his great game awareness, could be more effective than Rahul Chahar, but the Indian team management could throw in a surprise or two.
For Pakistan, their two main players will be captain Babar, an all-format superstar and someone who will be one of the greats of modern times. They will need Shaheen’s support with the new ball as Hasan and Rauf can go on to score runs against India.
Left-arm spinner Imad has a stellar record for Pakistan in the UAE and how he varies his pace in the power play and middle overs against the likes of Pant and Suriya will also define how they perform .
Similarly, two old men Shoaib Malik And Mohammad Hafeez would be keen to settle the score with India. On paper, it seems impossible but T20 is a different animal.
Teams (from) India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakraborty, Rahul Chahar
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan, to flauntMohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Harris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haider Ali.
Match starts: 7:30 PM IST.
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