On June 9 in New York, India and Pakistan will renew their storied rivalry in the present T20 World Cup. On June 9 in New York, India and Pakistan will renew their storied rivalry in the present T20 World Cup. Both of the teams have won their past two T20 World Cup matches against one another. While Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets in the T20 World Cup of 2021, the team captained by Rohit Sharma exacted retribution a year later in Australia, winning by four wickets. The two sides had previously faced off in the ODI World Cup, which India had won handily.
The India-Pakistan series is typically quite anticipated, but this time around, former India batter Mohammed Kaif has chosen to downplay the excitement.
Barring a few match winners, Kaif claims that Pakistan has a “weak” squad this time around.
“Everyone is aware of Pakistan’s poor batting. Fakhar Zaman performs a bit too quickly. He can possibly win the match by himself if he fires. With the exception of Iftikhar Ahmad, all players play with a striking rate between 120 and 125. During a Star Sports conversation, Kaif stated, “You are terrified of their bowling more than you are of their hitting.
But Kaif cautioned India to watch Pakistan’s pacer, Naseem Shah, who was the team’s standout player during their most recent Twenty20 World Cup match.
“Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be with them. Naseem Shah did not travel to India to participate in the World Cup. Despite his injury, he is fit to work here. This pitch is going to be lively. Naseem Shah bowls really well. When discussing the Melbourne match that Virat Kohli won, he said, “Naseem Shah got a nick and the catch was dropped at slip.”
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), 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.
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