Cricket followers around the globe have fastened their televisions as they gear up for a picture-perfect Sunday, that includes the high-voltage conflict between India and Pakistan. Positioned in Group A of the Champions Trophy 2025, the arch-rivals will probably be taking up one another in Dubai. The neighbours solely meet in multi-nation occasions due to political tensions between the 2 nations. In entrance of what’s anticipated to be a full home on the 25,000-capacity Dubai Worldwide Stadium, Pakistan are below strain.
Whereas Rohit Sharma and co started their marketing campaign with a snug six-wicket win over Bangladesh, Pakistan confronted an enormous 60-run defeat of their opening recreation towards New Zealand in Karachi. The Mohammad Rizwan-led facet is anticipated to make sure modifications of their Enjoying XI for the match extremely anticipated match towards India.
Forward of the match, Pakistan star batter Babar Azam was lacking from the staff’s apply session, resulting in many speculations. Rumors are occurring that Babar could also be not be thought-about for the match after he was not seen on the apply session on Saturday night.
The apply was attended by PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi and Azam was the one participant who selected to take the time without work.
Azam copped a number of criticism for a 94-ball 64 within the 60-run loss to New Zealand within the opening match. He was lambasted for failing to speed up whereas the asking price crept up within the chase of 320 runs in Karachi.
Interim head coach Aqib Javed, who addressed the media after apply, didn’t give any particular cause for Azam’s absence, saying that the previous captain selected to relaxation.
Other than this, Pakistan suffered an enormous blow within the loss on Wednesday when prime batsman Fakhar Zaman suffered a muscle damage. He has been dominated out of the event.
Imam-ul-Haq has are available in as a alternative for a staff that hammered India within the remaining of the earlier Champions Trophy in 2017.
That was India’s final defeat to Pakistan in an ODI match and Rohit Sharma’s males have since received 5 of the final six video games towards their best rivals, with one rained off.
They final met in a one-day recreation on the 2023 World Cup in Ahmedabad, with hosts India profitable by seven wickets.
Pakistan’s Possible XI vs India: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam/Saud Shakeel, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
(With AFP Inputs)
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