In one of the biggest matches in the group stages of the T20 World Cup 2024, India will be facing-off against the arch-rivals Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The latest rendition of the Indo-Pak cricket rivalry, stepped in history, could prove one of those humdingers, with some of the top players in the world taking centre stage in crunch situations, taking their team over the finishing line.
In this article, SportsTiger looks at five top matchups for the India versus Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup 20 24.
Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi
Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, has batted twice against the left-arm fast bowler from Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi, in the T20I format, getting dismissed LBW on the very first ball during their first battle in the T20 World Cup 2021. The next time they played against each other during the Asia Cup in 2022, Sharma scored four runs off five balls against Afridi, while their ODI battles have been quite competitive as well.
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Mohammad Rizwan vs Arshdeep Singh
Mohammad Rizwan was in a great battle against Arshdeep Singh in the T20I format multiple times in 2022, scoring 23 runs off 23 balls, while losing his wicket once. Rizwan managed to get past the imposed new ball spell from Singh twice in the Asia Cup, but in the T20 World Cup, the Indian left-arm fast bowler managed to take his wicket for the first time.
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Hardik Pandya vs Shadab Khan
Hardik Pandya smashed Shadab Khan for multiple sixes during their first head-to-head battle in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, but he has been unable to dominate the right-arm leg spinner in their subsequent battles in limited-overs cricket since then. Although Pandya is yet to be dismissed by Khan in ODIs and T20Is, he doesn’t look to attack him much in comparison to the early stages of his career.
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Babar Azam vs Jasprit Bumrah
Babar Azam and Jasprit Bumrah have been two of the best players of their respective teams for years, and their battles have been quite intriguing to watch in limited-overs cricket in the last few years. Azam hasn’t lost his wicket against Bumrah in either the ODI or T20I format, but the right-handed batter has scored only four boundaries off him in 49 balls.
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Virat Kohli vs Mohammad Amir
Virat Kohli and Mohammad Amir h ave delivered some of the most epic moments in the sport while competing against each other, especially during the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 where the left-arm fast bowler got the better of the Indian stalwart. Kohli has faced 60 balls from the Pakistan superstar in the limited-overs cricket, scoring 56 runs while getting dismissed twice.
