India vs Pakistan LIVE – T20 World Cup: Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood feels, Babar Azam’s team can again lose ‘MAUKA’ to defeat India at the T20 World Cup on October 24th. Reason, ‘their fielding which can lead to their downfall’. According to Azhar, if Pakistan can impove on that – they surely can beat India – Follow all T20 World Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
“A catch dropped at a crucial point, or a run out missed when needed most could bring downfall of Pakistan not just against India but any other side,” he wrote in a blog for pakpasion.net.
“Being lax in the field and giving away unnecessary runs are two areas that Pakistan will need to control and work hard upon. I am confident that our youngsters such as Haider Ali and Shadab Khan will be able to contribute and put in good fielding performances which will make this team successful,” he added.
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India vs Pakistan LIVE: Azhar Mahmood says, ‘I am worried, Pakistan’s fielding could be their downfall against India in T20 World Cup
PCB has appointed some of the top names of world cricket to assist the team in their World Cup campaign & Mahmood feels it should keep them in good stead especially against tough team like Virat Kohli’s India.
- Saqlain Mushtaw – Interim Head Coach
- Matthew Hayden – Mentor & Batting Coach
- Vernon Philander – Bowling Coach
“Saqlain’s experience of Western culture and presence will be of great help to the team. The appointment of Matthew Hayden, a World Cup winner himself, will also greatly benefit our team during the tournament,” he said.
“These guys can all bring something different in terms of cricketing culture to our team and that should have a positive effect”.
Babar Azam super confident ‘Pakistan will win’, Javed Miandad says ‘be fearless’
India vs Pakistan LIVE – Babar Azam super confident of beating India- Azam feels Pakistan have an advantage against India when they face-off Virat Kohli & Co in their opening league match of ICC T20 World Cup.
“Our morale is high and we want to make a positive start to the tournament by winning the opening game against India. Gaining momentum at the start of the tournament will help in improving the confidence of the team,” he said.
“UAE is like our second home and we have won many T20 matches there and also became number one world side. So, yes, this is an added advantage and will give further motivation and confidence to our players,” Azam had stated earlier.
India vs Pakistan LIVE: Javed Miandad advises Azam to be fearless- Meanwhile, Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has advised Azam to adopt a fearless approach as the two arch-rivals are set to clash in an epic encounter.
“The match against India will be crucial to getting momentum in the tournament. They are a strong side and have several top players but if we can play without fear and pressure and everyone does his bit we can beat them,” he said.
India vs Pakistan LIVE – Head-to-Head in ICC tournaments
- Pakistan is yet to beat India in any World Cup fixture.
- India leads Pakistan 6-1 in 8 T20 matches, including a tie.
- The record shows Pakistan will have an uphill task against Virat Kohli & Co. in the upcoming contest.
- The two neighbours had last met each other in the 2019 World Cup in Manchester on October 29.
| Tournament | Matches played | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/Tie/No result |
| World Cup | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 World Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Champions Trophy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
India vs Pakistan LIVE: Head-to-Head in T20s
| Match results | ||||||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Ground | Match Date | |
| India | Pakistan | tied | Durban | Sep 14, 2007 | ||
| India | Pakistan | India | 5 runs | Johannesburg | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| India | Pakistan | India | 8 wickets | Colombo (RPS) | Sep 30, 2012 | |
| India | Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 wickets | Bengaluru | Dec 25, 2012 | |
| India | Pakistan | India | 11 runs | Ahmedabad | Dec 28, 2012 | |
| India | Pakistan | India | 7 wickets | Dhaka | Mar 21, 2014 | |
| India | Pakistan | India | 5 wickets | Dhaka | Feb 27, 2016 | |
| India | Pakistan | India | 6 wickets | Kolkata | Mar 19, 2016 | |
Pakistan T20 World Cup Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shoaib Malik.
India’s squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, R.Ashwin, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami
