IND vs PAK LIVE – ICC T20 World CUP 2022: India are set to face the arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The match is under RAIN THREAT in Melbourne. But if the action unfolds – fans will look forward to 3 mouthwatering battles. Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi, Hardik Pandya vs Shadab Khan & Virat Kohli vs Pakistan’s new allround wonder Mohammad Nawaz. Whoever wins these battle can come up trumps on Sunday: Watch T20 WC LIVE Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar & India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
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1) Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi:
Shaheen Afridi is arguably one of the best pacers going around. Besides, he gave the Indian batters a really hard time during the India-Pakistan clash in 2021. As a matter of fact, he had dismissed the Indian skipper for a duck in that game. This is the only instance of Sharma facing Afridi in the shortest format of the game.
Thus, it will be existing to see how the opener performs against the pacer. It is to be noted that Sharma has been vulnerable against left-arm pacers. Owing to the fact that Afridi can get the new ball to swing, Sharma will have to be at his best.
2) Virat Kohli vs Mohammad Nawaz:
Virat Kohli has seemingly got back to his groove and is now consistently scoring runs once again. Having said that, Mohammad Nawaz would have his eyes on the big fish. The left-arm spinner managed to dismiss Kohli during the Asia Cup 2022. Besides, Nawaz has been in superb form as well.
He is the second-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20Is this year. Yet, Kohli’s approach against the spinners in the middle overs this year has been aggressive as he has looked to attack them as early as possible. Hence, this player battle between Kohli and Nawaz promises to be a mouth-watering clash.
3) Hardik Pandya vs Shadab Khan:
Hardik Pandya has a knack for smashing the spinners for boundaries at will. Over the years, he has taken the attack to the spinner on numerous occasions. One of the most prominent instances being during the Champions Trophy 2017 Final when he mercilessly hit Shadab Khan all over the park. However, the leggie has come a long way since that.
Shadab has been one of the best white-ball spinners for quite a while now. When he played two games against India in the Asia Cup 2022, he went for 50 runs in both matches combined (eight overs) and picked two wickets. Nevertheless, Pandya still holds the bragging rights as he has scored Hs scored 46 runs in 23 balls against Shadab without being dismissed to the spinner.
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