Former Pakistan skipper Sidra Nawaz was requested to weigh in on the age-old debate between the followers of the 2 cricketing nations as to who she thinks is the higher participant, Virat Kohli or Babar Azam. “I like them each however personally I select Virat Kohli,” Sidra advised IANS. Virat Kohli has solidified his legacy as maybe one of many best batters within the historical past of the sport. The 35-year outdated, who can also be the ICC Males’s ODI Cricketer of the Yr 2023, has had a stellar profession which has seen him play greater than 500 video games throughout the three codecs. Kohli’s most profitable format has been ODI’s as he has scored 13,906 runs in 295 video games.
Kohli had spent 1258 days because the primary ranked ODI batsman on the earth earlier than he was dethroned by Babar Azam in April 2021. The Pakistan batter, who not too long ago stepped down from white ball captaincy, was overtaken by Shubman Gill in 2023 however regained his place in December 2023 and nonetheless sits on the prime of the leaderboards.
With the Girls’s T20 WC now in full movement, India might be hoping to bounce again after a 58-run crushing defeat by the palms of New Zealand. Their subsequent opponents alternatively, Pakistan, are coming off a powerful 31 run victory over Sri Lanka of their opening encounter.
Sidra Nawaz believes that regardless that India has traditionally dominated the fixture, Pakistan’s momentum can put India beneath strain of their match-up.
“If we check out the previous conferences then majority of the occasions India has received however on this World Cup Pakistan began off sturdy with a strong win over Sri Lanka and India was unable to win in opposition to NZ and have been bundled out early. Pakistan may need the higher strategy heading into the sport and hopefully will put India beneath strain within the sport,” Sidra additional added throughout an interplay arrange by 1xbat cricket predicta.
Nawaz participated in home cricket for the likes of Lahore, Punjab, Federal Capital, Larger Schooling Fee, Omar Associates, Saif Sports activities Saga, and State Financial institution of Pakistan.
Nawaz took to the worldwide stage in 2014, debuting in opposition to Australia in August, 2014. Nawaz went on to partake in quite a few ODI and T20 World Cups, spanning from 2014 to 2023. Nawaz was nominated because the captain of the Pakistan A staff in 2021, taking over West Indies in an T20I. Sidra was thought of as a real chief and nice of her nationwide facet.
The veteran additional acknowledged that India and Pakistan ought to start taking part in bi-lateral collection as nicely and claimed that India ought to journey to Pakistan in 2025 for the Champions Trophy.
“Sure undoubtedly (On whether or not India and Pakistan ought to play extra usually), I believe we lack as a result of we won’t play bilateral collection between one another. I am unable to touch upon this as a result of it is the choice of the governments however as a participant I imagine we should always play a minimum of one collection a yr.
“India ought to undoubtedly come to Pakistan, Pakistan went to their nation to play the 2023 ODI WC as nicely. A variety of nations are touring to Pakistan, England and Pak will start a take a look at collection in two days (October 7). India have performed on all of the pitches around the globe, it is time they expertise our pitches as nicely,”she concluded.
–IANS
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