ISLAMABAD: Former opener Ahmed Shehzad has made a bold claim just ahead of a crucial match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on Sunday during the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 saying Pakistan will with the game.
While talking to a local TV channel, Shehzad advised the Pakistan team to play with a fearless attitude while also predicted that the Men in Green will beat India to be played at the Nassau County International Stadium in New York today.
He said Babar Azam must step on the field with a fearless attitude and the entire team should follow him. He said there is pressure on both sides during an India-Pakistan match and it doesn’t matter what happened in the past.
He was hopeful that Pakistan would win against India in a one-sided match.
Pakistan desperately needs a win after their shocking defeat to the United States on Thursday in their first game of the mega event.
India and Pakistan have met seven times in T20 World Cups where India won five matches while Pakistan won only one game.
The only T20I match Pakistan has won against India in the T20 World Cup was back in 2021.
Pakistan Squad
Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
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 and Mohammed Siraj.
