The 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE saw Pakistan advance to the semifinals; on Sunday, they will face India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to start their campaign in Australia.
Suryakumar Yadav news: With two victories over India in their last three meetings. Pakistan has recently had the upper hand over India. Aamer Sohail, a former captain of Pakistan, expressed his opinion on the game’s outcome. And made a direct statement on Surya Kumar Yadav, India’s new batting prodigy, in Melbourne.
Surya Kumar is regarded by veterans.
Due to his remarkable performance in the format over the past 12 months. Also, legends of the game as the biggest threat in the Indian batting order. In the ICC T20I rankings. He is placed number 2 after Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan.
Sohail acknowledged that if he had been in charge of the current Pakistani team. He would have been unconcerned about the threat Suryakumar represents. Arguing that it is impossible to bat as well as the legendary Viv Richards every day. Therefore, the seasoned cricketer chose Pakistan as the favorite in the match against India.
“Maine baat kya ki, Pakistan ke bowlers. Pakistan ke bowling line-up ko saamne rakhke”
I will go with the Pakistan Team. India has immense talent. If somebody talks about how SuryaKumar Yadav will play against Pakistan. Does not bother me at all. Because you cannot play the way Viv Richards everyday. He also talked about Virat Kohli and mentioned him as a ‘dangerous player’. Concluded after praising the playing style of Rohit Sharma.
India vs Pakistan clash on 23rd October at MCG Ground.
Squad for the clash:
Team India Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya. Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Hooda, Mohammed Shami.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah. Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood. Standby Players: Usman Qadir, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani
