MELBOURNE: Its Unblemished record of triumph over its arch-rivals at the premier ICC competitions is a thing of the past.
IND vs PAK T20 World Cup: A devastated Indian team will clash against a strong Pakistan team in the Super 12 WC match on Sunday.
Those familiar with the local weather say that even if rain is threatening to ruin the game, it is unlikely to be completely wiped out. Thousands of spectators from both nations went across the globe to see their teams compete. Despite what their rivals’ captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam may claim, all 22 players and reserves are aware that this is “The Match.”
Mahendra Singh Dhoni even though India has never lost to Pakistan in ICC competitions, it will be emphasized over and time again that the word “revenge” has no place on a cricket field.
But since Shaheen Shah Afridi’s scary opening match, which gave Pakistan’s team its first victory at a World Cup in all formats, a lot has changed. Shaheen’s 3/31 match not only resulted in a victory or a broken tie, but it also managed to crush the egos of some of the best players in modern cricket.
The truth is that India as a squad lately feels a little immature, even though Rohit, Virat Kohli. Or KL Rahul are not the types to quickly forget last year’s humiliation in Dubai.
Additionally, the ‘Men in Blue‘ won’t start to gain support in the ‘mother of all battles on Sunday, at least.
BCCI The situation only grew tenser and worse with India’s declaration that it will not travel to Pakistan to play in the Asian Cup and the PCB’s subsequent threat to withdraw from 50 World Cup spots in India. politically.
India won’t be afraid to enter a game as the underdog. And Pakistan will have to live up to great expectations.
India continues to worry about the combination.
Without a consistent mix, this has been a pattern with the Indian team for some time. Despite having a number four for the previous two years, they still lacked one in 2019.
And now, a year after the previous T20 World Cup, India might need to remove a left-handed player from the top five to add another pitcher. That athlete is Rishabh Pant.
The batting lineup’s
similarity raises questions because it will place Shaheen, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf in a line if Pant, who is also out of form, is absent.
The outcome of the game will depend on how India’s top three players manage Shaheen in the Powerplay. Surya Kumar Yadav is a player who can likely defeat Shaheen. Since, He never modifies his approach regardless of the circumstances.
However, when it’s raining, Rohit will hope for good fortune to be on his side so he can win the pitch and, if his bowling lineup looks a little shaky, decide to pursue.
Even though India has three spinners on the team, there may only be one player available if the weather remains wet and the temperature drops below freezing.
In that situation, a handsome Harshal Patel with solid batting prowess might find himself back in the picture.
However, a swinging pitcher will always be in the mix. Because there are three lefties: Shan Masood/Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Nawaz, and Khushdil Shah. Ravichandran Ashwin cannot be eliminated from consideration, therefore.
India was made incredibly difficult last time because the strategist forced Nawaz to take over as the primary striker in the Asian Super Cup. This time, however, they had to perform a better workout to avoid letting their guard down.
On Sunday, Shaheen, who was gradually achieving his best, was the only thing giving Pakistan a tiny advantage.
After 37 years, at MCG
A match between India and Pakistan has been scheduled for the MCG after almost 37 and a half years. For the first time considering the conclusion of the 1985 Benson & Hedges World Cricket Championship.
It was Sunil Gavaskar’ s last match. Fans watched Ravi Shastri take a shiny Audi for a spin around the MCG. During his farewell game as the captain of India.
A protest poster that said, “World Cup Final: Tram conductor and bus driver”. Which effectively degrades the social position of the two South Asian Neighbours, was on the stands of locals that day. There were only approximately 30,000 people in attendance.
Nobody could have predicted at the time that India vs. Pakistan match would develop into a significant revenue generator in multi-team competitions. It’s “The Match,” not just another match.
Squad:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk). Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel and Deepak Hooda
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammed Rizwan (week), Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Mohammed Nawaz, Khushdil Shah. Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammed Wasim, Shadab KhanMohammed Hasnain
