Pakistan paid heavily for ‘relaxed’ approach against US
Babar felt that the 2022 edition finalists failed to execute their plans, which eventually cost them dear in the crucial contest.
Babar felt that the 2022 edition finalists failed to execute their plans, which eventually cost them dear in the crucial contest.
On paper, Sunday’s India-Pakistan clash doesn’t hold much importance considering the fact that the opponents in the next round are allocated on pre-tournament seeding and thus it is not that important to top this group. The losing team should win its other matches comfortably to advance to the next round.
Comparing India-Pakistan to the “Super Bowl,” Afridi reminisced about his playing days, saying he enjoyed playing against the Indian team and claimed that the rivalry was unmatched.
Rohit Sharma is one of the only two players, along with Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan to have featured in all the T20 World Cups so far, including the ongoing one jointly hosted by the USA and the West Indies.
The heartbreak of November 19, 2023 is still very fresh for every Indian cricket fan even as the cricket team gears up for another shot at glory when the Rohit Sharma-led side takes on a plucky Ireland in their first Group A match of the T20 World Cup in New York.
Bumrah sat out of international cricket for a considerable period between 2022 and 2023 and it forced the fast bowler, hailed as one of the finest to play for India, to miss the most recent edition of the T20 World Cup in 2022 and other important fixtures.
There has been no official update on Kohli’s travel status from the BCCI yet, although sources confirmed that the former India skipper is set to fly out in the next couple of days.
Former England captain Eoin Morgan has backed India as the favourites to win the T20 World Cup but expressed his disagreement with the Indian selectors’ decision to relegate Shubman Gill as a travelling reserve for the marquee tournament in the US and the West Indies, starting June 1.
Pandya was named as the vice-captain of the World Cup-bound team despite concerns over his form during the Indian Premier League, where his team — Mumbai Indians finished at the rock bottom of the points table.
Under Dhoni's leadership, India won the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa before winning the 2011 ODI World Cup as hosts at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
