T20 World Cup, Under Dog Pakistani cricket team will be a dark horse.

T20 World Cup, Under Dog Pakistani cricket team will be a dark horse.

Report: Asghar Ali Mubarak

Pakistan cricket team will prove to be a dark horse in T20 World Cup. There is no pressure for the underdog Pakistani team during the World Cup. After beating the Defending champions West Indies in warm-up match team moral is high before crucial match against arch rival India. Pakistan cricket fans are more concerned about winning the match against India than winning the World Cup. Pakistan will play its first match against India on October 24. Pakistan cricket team has played 177 T20 matches so far, winning 106 and losing 63 matches. India came in second with 145 T20 matches, winning 89 and losing 49. Eight T20 matches were played between Pakistan and India in which Pakistan won one and lost six. The first T20 match between Pakistan and India was played on September 14, 2007 which was a draw. India scored 141 runs in the T20 World Cup 2007 while Pakistan leveled the score. The T20 match was played on September 14, 2007 in Durban. Muhammad Asif took 4 wickets for 18 runs Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has said that he wants to win the match against India and the World Cup, whichever team handles the pressure will wins the match. He said all the players have performed and come to the team; the experience of the senior players will benefit the team.’’ I believe all the players are match winners’’, he added. The Indian team was present on the ground along with captain Virat Kohli to watch the match of Pakistan against West Indies in the presence of which Babar Azam scored a half century. Kohli XI’s tragic defeat in the Champions Trophy final four years ago still deprives him of sleep. Ahead of the October 24 high voltage match in the T20 World Cup, India has launched a ‘game of shame’, launching a regular campaign against Pakistan by creating political issues. Indian Minister Raj Singh has urged the government to reconsider the cancellation of the match as relations between the two countries are not good. Meanwhile BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla said that India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match cannot be canceled because, under the ICC’s international commitments, you can’t refuse to play against anyone. There have been demands to cancel the upcoming India vs Pakistan match at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 with the likes of Union Minister Giriraj Singh asking for ‘reconsideration’ due to the tense relationship between the two countries. India will take on arch-rival Pakistan in their first match of the Super 12 stage on October 24 in Dubai. The poison of anti-cricket is spreading to Pakistan cricket through comments and fabricated analysis. Before the start of the warm-up match against England, the Indian cricket team arrived at the ICC Academy in Dubai, where Pakistani captain Babar Azam was batting. “Timing is Babar Azam’s strength, he is incredibly good at timing the ball,” said Indian commentator Laxmon during his comments on Babar Azam bating against west indies. More over  Babar Azam-led Pakistan squad beat West Indies by seven wickets through an all-out team effort in their warm-up match for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Fakhar Zaman and Babar were impressive with the bat as they scored 46 and 50, respectively, while the Pakistani bowlers had also picked up timely wickets to restrict West Indies to 130.West Indies had won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first warm-up match between the two sides.West Indies’ Ravi Rampaul had sent Mohammad Rizwan packing early at 13, while Hayden Walsh had taken the wicket of Babar (50), and Mohammad Hafeez — who went for a duck.Pakistani bowlers put up a strong showing against an aggressive West Indian side. The Windies never looked comfortable batting first, losing wickets at regular intervals and only managing to finish their inning at 130/7 from their 20 overs.Hassan Ali remained the pick of the Pakistani bowlers, picking up two wickets (Fletcher and Pooran) while giving away only 21 runs from his four overs.

Right-arm pacer Haris Rauf gave away 32 runs from his four overs but managed to pick up the two prized wickets of Keiron Pollard and Chris Gayle while Shaheen Afridi managed to take two scalps as well but gave away an expensive 41 runs from his four overs. Shaheen Afridi took the scalps of Shimron Hetmyer and Lendl Simmons. Left-arm bowler Imad Wasim put in an impressive performance with the ball as well, giving away only six runs from his three overs at an economy rate of two runs per over. He also managed to take the scalp of Roston Chase. Just before the starts warm-up match against England, Indian cricket team arrived at the ICC Academy, Dubai, where Pakistani captain Babar Azam was batting against West Indies in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021’s 10th warm-up match at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. Pakistani cricket has had a difficult time recently. Their home series against New Zealand and England was cancelled at eleventh hours after both sides withdrew. As a result, their players had to compete in the National T20 Cup to prepare for the World Cup.