Kohli would like to maintain the 100 percent win record in T20 World Cup against Pakistan
In 1998, there was such a storm on the ground of Sharjah, which even today makes the fans of cricket go crazy. When Sachin Tendulkar scored runs in all parts of the field against Australian bowlers, the moment became historic, footage of that historic innings has millions of views on YouTube.
It was a game that turned into a nightmare for Shane Warne, the magician of spin. It was later reported that Sachin's innings gave the Australian bowler sleepless nights, but Warne still categorically denies it.
After 23 years, the United Arab Emirates is going to have another great cricket match in which India will take on Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
The cricket fever seems to have gripped the entire UAE, not just Dubai, with local pubs, restaurants and even conference halls getting booked up.
Speaking to IANS, a local resident said, I am not from India or Pakistan, but I love this cricket rivalry. Whenever he plays, I always watch his matches.
Another resident said that Sharjah became famous after Sachin's fireworks batting, and, I am sure Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will relive the same magic in Dubai tonight. He said, Dubai is the new Sharjah!
Former cricket stalwarts have also expressed their delight at the UAE emerging as the new destination to host big-ticket events. It successfully hosted the 2020 IPL, in May this year the IPL tournament was again shifted to the Emirates in 2021 after the virus entered the player bio-bubble in India.
The Super-12 phase of the T20 World Cup may have started on Saturday, but the much-awaited clash between India and Pakistan has been waiting all over the world.
India and Pakistan will start their campaign at 7:30 PM (Indian Time) and it will be interesting to see which team makes a strong start to their campaign by winning this big match.
The captains of the opposing teams keep repeating the same sentence that it is like any other game, but both Babar Azam and Virat Kohli know better that this is not just another match. India have dominated the game on the big stage, as well, winning all five ICC T20 World Cups against their arch-rivals. The Indian team, led by Kohli, is looking to maintain the country's 100 per cent record against Pakistan in the ICC World Cup.
On paper, India are the favorites considering their impeccable record against Pakistan in the ICC World Cup. But the T20 format brings with it a lot of unpredictability, along with the fact that it doesn't get any bigger than this amidst cricket rivalry, the team that handles the pressure better will emerge the winner.
During the 2017 Champions Trophy final, India, with some of the best players, fell apart under pressure. Last week saw what pressure the teams put on when Scotland beat Bangladesh in the qualifying game of the T20 World Cup.
As always, tonight's game is expected to be a clash between India's batting and Pakistan's bowling. India has the likes of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya, while Pakistan has Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali.
Lately, India has produced some of the best bowlers in the world and would like to showcase their bowling performance against batsmen like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty and Ravindra Jadeja, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Shoaib Malik and Mohd. .
India became World T20 champions in 2007 by defeating Pakistan by five runs. In 2016, the Men in Blue reached the semi-finals, but lost to the West Indies, who defeated England to win the title, after Carlos Brathwaite's last over batting forced England to lose.
Pakistan won the T20 World Cup in 2009 by defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets. He has played 34 T20s on the big stage so far, winning 19 matches and losing 15.
Kohli wants to win this title if only to silence his critics, who say that he has failed in the ICC tournament. Being the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket - he has played 89 matches and scored 3159 runs at a strike rate of 139.04 - Kohli would like to leave his T20 captaincy at a higher level.
Kohli has so far captained India in 45 T20Is, in which India have won 29 matches and lost 14. On the other hand, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has won 15 and lost eight in 28 matches.
Kohli's individual performance against Pakistan also shows that the India captain also gets extra motivation when he plays against the neighbours. Kohli has so far played three innings against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, scoring an unbeaten 78, 36 and 55 on all three occasions.
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