The Indian
cricket team will go head-to-head with arch rivals Pakistan for the sixth time
in the T20 World Cup The match will take place on Sunday, October 24 at the
Dubai International Stadium. The Indian side will be looking to protect their
unbeaten run of five matches, against their neighbours, in the tournament.
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Virat Kohli’s men are being mentored by
captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has boasts plenty experience in beating
the Pakistanis which will come in handy.
On the other hand, Babar Azam and co haven’t
lost in the last 6 T20s they have played in Dubai, a record which dates back to
2016.
An advantage that the Indian squad holds
over the Pakistanis is that the players have gotten a taste of the UAE’s
pitches thanks to the Indian Premier League which was concluded very recently.
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Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Virat
Kohli will be spearheading India’s title run.
As for Pakistan, they will be counting on
Babar Azam, Imad Wasim and Fakhar Zaman to continue their good form.
Here’s how
the fans have reacted:
A fan says
that sleep does not come to him easily and is afraid of what will happen
tonight after the India, Pakistan clash
Another fan was
quick to point out that the significance of the clash is such that even a person
who is not a cricket fan watches the encounter.
An Indian
supporter took a cheeky dig at the Pakistani fanbase saying he does not feel
like a match is coming up because Babar Azam’s men are afraid of losing another
time.
Another cricket
fanatic has started dreaming about the match.
A user said
that the match will produce record number of cricket experts in next 30 hrs
Another
user analyzed the growth of both teams in the T20 format declaring India as the
better side in terms of quality.
A user
tweeted his all time 11 of the match. Would you make any changes to this
line-up?
Who do you
think will come out on top? Let us know in the comments.
