The much-awaited India- Pakistan clash is all set to take center stage in the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday. Ahead of big game, several former Indian cricketers and experts are busy giving advice to the players.

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Let’s take a look at who said what before the game – 

Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra back Hardik Pandya:

“He’ll be on my team. The kind of batter he is, if he clicks, he’ll make the match one-sided, and finish it. He has the ability, which he has shown many times. Yes, if he was bowling fit, that would have been the icing on the cake,” Sehwag told Cricbuzz.

“Shardul Thakur cannot play in place of Hardik Pandya. Where has he [Shardul] scored runs in T20s? For whom? He has not played a knock like that for CSK as well and let’s be honest, we don’t have an all-rounder,” Aakash Chopra said on his Youtube channel.

Mohammad Kaif adviced people to not treat the game as war

“On this nervous morning, one small advice. It is always a great idea to watch cricket by keeping away from politics, hate and arrogance. Enjoy the day, celebrate your win not your rival’s defeat. Treat it as a game, not war. #indvspak,” he tweeted.

Dinesh Karthik backs Shardul Thakur – 

“Shardul is in great rhythm. He has this knack of picking big wickets, so I would definitely have him in a big game like this. Even in the IPL final, he came in and turned the match around on its head and I don’t like him for that. But, for the moment, I genuinely wish he does really well tomorrow if he gets a game,” he said.