India vs Pakistan: 3 Player Battles To Watch Out For

India and Pakistan will lock horns in their opening game of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The IND vs PAK match will take place today (October 24) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both the teams are part of group 2 in the tournament. India won two warm-up matches earlier, while Pakistan won one match and lost one.

India have faced Pakistan 5 times in T20 World Cups before and won on each occasion. There are many outstanding players in both teams who will toil hard to bag victory for their teams. Moreover, the nail-biting battles between these players will be interesting to witness. In this article, we talk about 3 player battles to watch out for during the IND vs PAK match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

India vs Pakistan: 3 Player Battles To Watch Out For

3. KL Rahul vs Shaheen Afridi

KL Rahul is in magnificent form, which was widely observed during IPL 2021 UAE leg and even the warm-up games in T20 World Cup 2021. He played two brilliant knocks of 39 and 51 during the warm-up games. He will aim to give a fabulous start to Indian batting as an opener.

Shaheen Afridi will look to stop KL Rahul from going big with the bat. The left-arm pacer picked 2 wickets each in 2 warm-up games and is a crucial bowler for Pakistan. He also bowls the starting overs for the team. While Afridi will look to dismiss KL Rahul, the latter will look to smash him for boundaries. This will be an exciting battle to watch out for during the IND vs PAK game.

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2. Babar Azam vs Jasprit Bumrah

Babar Azam is in excellent batting form. The Pakistan skipper smacked a half-century during one warm-up match. Moreover, he is also the most powerful batsman in the team. He will aim to score a big knock against India.

Jasprit Bumrah will be the Indian pacer who will take the task of outplaying Babar Azam. With his pace attack and variations, Bumrah will try his best to knock out the Pakistan skipper. This will be another nail-biting battle to watch out for during the IND vs PAK match of T20 World Cup 2021.

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1. Virat Kohli vs Hasan Ali

Virat Kohli has a good batting record against India. In the next match, too, he will aim to continue with his impressive batting record and will try to smack a big score. During the warm-up games, Kohli did not score much runs in the only game he played. However, he is a dangerous batsman who can easily switch the match in India’s favour.

Hasan Ali will look to outplay Kohli. The right-arm pacer has a good pace attack and has the ability to trouble batters. In the warm-up games, he picked 2 wickets in one match. While Virat Kohli will look to smash Ali all over the ground, the latter will look to dismiss Kohli. This will be another amazing battle to watch out for during the IND vs PAK match.