![]() ![]() "Oh, what harm you have caused us, Greg," Hohns joked. Now there were systems in place to maintain bowlers' fitness and intensity, Prasad told the audience. Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Sreesanth were all products of that era. Prasad said Chappell had insisted on having a pool of 10-15 fast bowlers and looking after and monitoring them centrally. Prasad pointed to Greg Chappell in the audience and said they had taken a cue from his time as India coach. He asked the visiting selector how India were managing to consistently produce such good bowlers. India were on their way to a win when Prasad and Trevor Hohns, Australia's chairman of selectors, were invited for a lunchtime chat in an MCG dining room. ![]() Prasad felt he was watching highly intelligent bowling machines operate with high precision. On a slow, lifeless pitch India had batted two days before the bowlers started to make the surface respond. He swelled with pride watching his side perform. It was 2018-19, he was the travelling selector with the Indian team. “The matches between Pakistan and India are always full of intensity so we need to perform well in all three departments of the game.”Ī Thread #INDvPAK #IndvsPak #India #T20WorldCup #T20WorldCup2021 SK Prasad loved the lunch at the MCG. ![]() We want to use our ability and confidence on the day of the match so that we can get a better result. To be honest, what has passed is beyond us. You have to play your best cricket against them, because they have lots of talent and players who can change the game.”īabar Azam: “Records are meant to be broken. “Pakistan is a very strong team and always has been a strong side. What matters is how we prepare and execute on that particular day, regardless of the opposition. Virat Kohli: “We never discussed these things, about our record and past performance. Kuldip Lal OctoWhat are the captains saying? They are even more enjoyable when viewed as a sporting contest, not a political battle. India v Pakistan sporting contests are always fun to watch due to the intensity in the middle. India, meanwhile, have won five of their last 10 T20s and the IPL, India’s domestic T20 tournament, finished just days before the start of the T20 World Cup’s opening round. Prior to that, three of their four T20 in the West Indies were rained off. Three days later, England scrapped their tour. The Kiwis pulled out of their tour of Pakistan minutes before the start of the opening match. Pakistan come into the tournament after having their series against New Zealand and England cancelled. Pakistan have also won 21 of their 36 T20s in the UAE. However, in the 10 years that Pakistan were unable to host international cricket, they played all their “home” matches in the UAE to great results, rising to number one in the Test rankings. Indian players also have an extra advantage of playing in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) that was shifted to the United Arab Emirates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Given the record, India start as favourites. India, led by Virat Kohli, also have a superior T20 record against Pakistan, winning six of the seven matches. Pakistan have never beaten India at any cricket World Cup – the record stands at 7-0 in favour of India in the 50-over format, while it is 5-0 in the T20 form. Pakistan went one better in the 2009 tournament, beating Sri Lanka at Lord’s to win their first cricket World Cup since 1992. India were the winners in 2007 when they beat Pakistan in the final. Tickets for the game, as expected, were sold out within hours of going on sale.īoth sides have won the tournament once. The rain-disturbed encounter at a packed Old Trafford ended in a routine win for India.īut on Sunday, a completely different environment – from gloomy Manchester to dry and sunny Dubai – awaits the two sides as they meet for the ninth time in T20 cricket. Pakistan and India launch their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign in Dubai on Sunday, the first time the two sides will lock horns since the 2019 World Cup league match in Manchester more than two years ago. ![]()
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