Pakistan decides to field first after winning the toss against India
Dubai: Pakistan has decided to field first after winning the toss against India in the T20 World Cup.
Babar Azam, the captain of the national team, won the toss of the biggest match of the ICC T20 World Cup being played in Dubai and invited India to bat.
Haider Ali has been not included in the playing XI by Pakistan.
On the other hand, due to the postponement of the home series against New Zealand and England, the Green Shirts did not get a chance to prepare well. The cricketers in the World Cup squad struggled for match practice in the National T20 Cup. With the inclusion of seniors, the squad management was balanced, and the team management, looking for a better combination, fed the potential playing XI in the warm-up matches against the West Indies and South Africa.
Yesterday, Babar Azam also announced 12 players, Mohammad Rizwan will start the innings with the form captain. The wicketkeeper-batsman could not maintain the form of the domestic T20 Cup in UAE. Protesters Fakhr Zaman will play at number three, while middle order veterans Muhammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik will have to bear the brunt of expectations. Haider Ali's name is not included in the list of 12 players but Asif Ali is likely to be preferred for power hitting. He played a useful innings in the warm-up match against South Africa, overcoming the right-handed batsmen in the Indian team. Left-arm bowler Emad Wasim has been given preference over Muhammad Nawaz.
Shadab Khan will take to the field to improve his performance in league spin bowling. Both the all-rounders can also help the team with their aggressive batting. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hassan Ali and Haris Rauf There will be a challenge to get.
Overcoming a strong Indian batting line-up is a big task for Pakistani bowlers from the start. Along with captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Ishan Kishan and Reshbh Pant are capable of delivering sixes to rivals. All-rounders Ravindra Jadeja There are also spinners like Pandya and Ravi Chandran Eshwan, pacer Jaspreet Bumra has proved his mettle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shraddha Thakur are also available to accompany him.
Conditions are equally favorable for both the teams but for victory victory will have to show the best abilities while controlling the nerves and senses. The weather in Dubai will be very hot and will also test the fitness of the players. The role will be important, the winning team may prefer bowling first.
In the Virtual Media Conference, Babar Azam said that the first two matches of the event are very important. Yes, instead of taking the pressure of a big match, you should demonstrate 100% of your abilities by relying on your abilities. Past defeats have become a thing of the past, records are about to be broken as soon as they are made. The result may change this time around, we have experience playing in the UAE, we will take advantage of that. Every team has its own strength, our bowlers are experienced and capable of paving the way for victories. Indian captain Kohli said that we are not thinking of past victories, Pakistan is a strong team and to win we have to play the best cricket.
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It's time for Pakistan versus India!
Pakistan win the toss and will field first.
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