The teams of India and Pakistan will once again face each other in the T20 World Cup. Whenever these two teams compete in this global tournament, the temperature remains very high. A similar scene is expected to be seen this time. There has been a very tense atmosphere between the two countries for some time now, hence it is believed that its effect can be seen on the field as well. There was a lot of controversy when matches were played between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup earlier. The match between India and Pakistan is always special and cricket fans all over the world keep an eye on this match. For this reason it is also called Mahamukabala. Both the teams are very strong on paper at their level, but India has always had the upper hand over the rival team in ICC tournaments. India has many strong players who can destroy the Pakistani attack, but Pakistan also has such players who can create problems for India. Let us know which are those five players of Pakistan who can trouble India… Shaheen Afridi Shaheen Shah Afridi, who leads Pakistani bowling with the new ball, can create trouble for any team on his day. Shaheen has put India in trouble before and Team India’s batsmen need to stay away from him. The Indian batting order will have to play carefully against Shaheen, especially opener Abhishek Sharma who plays aggressively from the beginning. Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen can trouble the Indian players with his wavy balls. When both the teams faced each other in the Asia Cup, Shaheen was not able to perform much, but he has a lot of experience. In such a situation, Shaheen cannot be ignored. Pakistan’s opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan performed well in the Asia Cup match against India. Sahibzada had taken charge against India at a time when the condition of the Pakistani team was bad and it seemed that it could not even play the full 20 overs. Sahibzada had scored the most runs against India and now once again the Indian bowlers will have to stop him quickly. Sahibzada is looking in good form and in the last match against America, he showed how important he is for Pakistan by scoring a half-century. The responsibility of stopping Farhan will especially rest on Jasprit Bumrah. India has started its campaign with two consecutive wins, but the spin bowlers have created problems for India in the very beginning of the tournament. The US spinners took three wickets, while Namibia’s slow bowlers took five, highlighting India’s middle-overs troubles. This is where Tariq Usman can prove important for Pakistan. The combination of his unique pace and variation can throw off a batsman’s timing and force him to play hasty shots under pressure. Tariq had taken three wickets in the match against America and now he can prove to be important against India also. The pitch of Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium is considered favorable for spinners, so Indian batsmen will have to play cautiously against Tariq. Fakhar is among those players of Pakistan who have good experience of playing against India. Fakhar has been a strong link of Pakistan in the middle order. Fakhar’s record against India has also been good, so if the Indian bowlers are successful in sending him to the pavilion soon, then the Pakistani team may stumble once again. It is a matter of relief for India that Fakhar has not been a part of Pakistan’s playing-11 in the first two matches of the T20 World Cup, but considering his experience against India, the team management can include Fakhar in the eleven. Saim Ayub can also create problems for India and is known for hitting big shots. If India gets Ayub out in the beginning then the pressure on other batsmen of Pakistan will increase. Saim proves to be useful for Pakistan with bat as well as ball. Saim had scored 24 runs in the match against Netherlands and also took two wickets. At the same time, he scored 19 runs against America, whereas he did not get any wicket in this match. For Pakistan, Saim and Sahibzada come to open the innings, in such a situation, if the Indian bowlers send this pair to the pavilion soon, then the pressure on Pakistan will increase a lot.
