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ICC T20 World Cup 2022 IND vs PAK- Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI vs India. Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will head into the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 starting later this month will an aim to win their first title since the inaugural triumph under MS Dhoni back in 2007.

After a disappointing showing in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 where they failed to reach the semifinals, the Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue will look for a much better showing down under in Australia.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Trophy
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Trophy. Image Credits: Twitter

The venue of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 tournament is Australia. The Men in Blue will play their opening match of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on October 23 against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India is part of group 2 in the tournament with teams like Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh in their pool.

The last time the two teams met at the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Pakistan had beaten their arch-rivals by 10 wickets in their Super 12 match in Dubai to register their first-ever win against their neighbors in World Cups. Babar Azam hit an unbeaten 68, while Mohammad Rizwan smashed an unbeaten 79. Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled a terrific spell of 3/31 with three prized scalps of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli.

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Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Image Credit: Twitter)

Pakistan will begin their ICC T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against the Men in Blue on October 23. Babar Azam’s men lost in the finals of the recent Asia Cup 2022, going down to Sri Lanka by 23 runs.

After the disappointment of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, where they lost in the semifinals, Pakistan would be hoping to turn things around in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 when they travel to Australia. Pakistan begin their campaign against India at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground and will go on to play four more league games.

The winners of the 2009 World T20(T20I World Cup) also reached the final in 2007, where they lost to India. They have entered the semifinals on three other occasions, including in 2010, 2012 and in 2021.

India vs Pakistan
India vs Pakistan. (Photo: Getty Images)

India and Pakistan are set to lock horns in another mouthwatering encounter between the arch rivals. The hype of the game is evergreen and fans of both the teams make this encounter a festival. Talking about the teams, Pakistan looks quite settled after the return of Shaheen Shah Afridi.

All-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz. — Pictures via Twitter/Reuters
All-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz. — Pictures via Twitter/Reuters

Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be Pakistan’s pacers in the game. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will lead their spin attack. One of Fakhar Zaman or Shan Masood will play at No.3 spot while Haider Ali will be their No. 4 batsman.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 IND vs PAK- Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI vs India

Babar Azam

Babar Azam
Babar Azam (Image Credits: Twitter)

Babar Azam will lead the Pakistan squad in the T20I World Cup 2022. He should be the opener for the team during the tournament. The right-handed batsman is one of the top-ranked batsmen in T20Is (ICC ranking) but didn’t fire in Asia Cup 2022.

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He scored only 68 runs averaging a pathetic 11.33 in 6 T20Is in Asia Cup but came back in the subsequent home series against England where he scored his 2nd ton.

He amassed 285 runs in 7 T20Is averaging 57 and also averages 48 in the tri-series where he amassed 192 runs in 5 games. He didn’t play against England in the 1st ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up game and scored 6* against Afghanistan in the 2nd before rain intervened.

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