The fiery face off between India and Pakistan for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to be held on June 9 in the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.Â
The tournament starts on Sunday with co-hosts USA competing against Canada in Dallas, Texas. India’s first match in the tournament is going to he against Ireland on 5 June in the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.Â
India’s second match for the tournament is going to be their fixture against Pakistan, with both the rival teams trying their best to win the match.
Here’s what Kamran Akmal said
Almost all fans online are of the thought that Pakistan is likely to lose the match against India in the match on 9 June.
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal agrees with these thoughts and he believes that India will come out on top this time around as well. “Definitely India!” said Akmal in reply to a fan, who had asked him for his prediction for the fixture, on Instagram.
He also explained how Michael Vaughn’s statement about Pakistan team is something he agrees upon. Vaughn had also said that England players should’ve stayed in the latter stages of the IPL 2024 to get better practice ahead of the upcoming ICC event.
“Over the past few days, I have wondered why a former England captain is commenting and taking Pakistan cricket non-seriously. It has been a painful thought, but I think he was correct in his assessment,” Akmal said on his YouTube channel.
“Everybody knows the level of Pakistan cricket. We are losing against smaller teams like Ireland and in that sense Vaughan said that it is not a tough series. So the fault is ours. Had it been any other team like New Zealand, South Africa and India then Vaughan would not have said it,” he added. “We need to understand that in IPL, the best bowlers and batters are participating with crowds of 40 to 50,000. So it is tough cricket and quality cricket,” he explained.
Past matches between India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan have faced each other several times in the last four years due to the relative abundance of international tournaments since the Covid-19 pandemic.
India won every World Cup game, T20 or ODI they ever played against Pakistan until the latter ended the drought with a 10-wicket win in the 2021 T20 World Cup. I
India, on the other hand, secured a thrilling win against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 2022 T20 World Cup.Â
Bilateral matches and series between the two teams have been suspended for quite a long time.
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