New Delhi [India], Former Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman Kamran Akmal revealed the standards that Pakistan needs to meet to win against arch-rivals India in the upcoming T20 World Cup clash at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. .
Both the teams will add a new chapter to their historic cricket rivalry in the ongoing marquee event. India are enjoying great form while Pakistan are struggling to find the right balance in their team.
Their defeat to co-hosts USA in the opening match of the tournament led to a lot of criticism from some sections of fans as well as former cricketers.
Akmal believes that if Pakistan has to emerge victorious from the stadium, they will have to be better than their arch-rivals in every department.Akmal said on his YouTube channel, "To win against India, you have to be better than them, you have to make a better team than them and play better. But right now the confidence of the Pakistan team is low."
Ahead of the high-voltage encounter, India will enter the stadium on a winning streak. The Rohit Sharma-led side registered a massive 8-wicket win against Ireland in New York in their campaign opener.
But Pakistan is going through a form opposite to that of its arch rival. They lost the opening match of their three-match T20I series against Ireland and the T20I series against England 2–0 before the tournament.Their defeat to the United States just days before the much-anticipated clash rubbed salt into their wounds. Pakistan managed to crawl to 159/7 after Shaheen Afridi came on and hit some big hits towards the end.
The match went down to the wire and with five runs needed on the last ball, Nitish Kumar hit a four to send the game into a super over.
Mohammad Aamir came to bowl for Pakistan and lost his line and length. His inconsistency helped the United States put 18/1 on the board.In reply, Pakistan were reduced to 13/1 and lost by five runs. Apart from form, history also favors India in the contest. In the history of T20 World Cup, India has won six out of seven matches and lost one.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad. Siraj.
Reserve: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan
Pakistan team: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi.Usman Khan.
Both the teams will add a new chapter to their historic cricket rivalry in the ongoing marquee event. India are enjoying great form while Pakistan are struggling to find the right balance in their team.
Their defeat to co-hosts USA in the opening match of the tournament led to a lot of criticism from some sections of fans as well as former cricketers.
Akmal believes that if Pakistan has to emerge victorious from the stadium, they will have to be better than their arch-rivals in every department.Akmal said on his YouTube channel, "To win against India, you have to be better than them, you have to make a better team than them and play better. But right now the confidence of the Pakistan team is low."
Ahead of the high-voltage encounter, India will enter the stadium on a winning streak. The Rohit Sharma-led side registered a massive 8-wicket win against Ireland in New York in their campaign opener.
But Pakistan is going through a form opposite to that of its arch rival. They lost the opening match of their three-match T20I series against Ireland and the T20I series against England 2–0 before the tournament.Their defeat to the United States just days before the much-anticipated clash rubbed salt into their wounds. Pakistan managed to crawl to 159/7 after Shaheen Afridi came on and hit some big hits towards the end.
The match went down to the wire and with five runs needed on the last ball, Nitish Kumar hit a four to send the game into a super over.
Mohammad Aamir came to bowl for Pakistan and lost his line and length. His inconsistency helped the United States put 18/1 on the board.In reply, Pakistan were reduced to 13/1 and lost by five runs. Apart from form, history also favors India in the contest. In the history of T20 World Cup, India has won six out of seven matches and lost one.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad. Siraj.
Reserve: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan
Pakistan team: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi.Usman Khan.
