Rohit Sharma’s Indian team will be hoping to add another glorious chapter to the historic rivalry between the Asian arch-rivals in the ICC World T20 2024 in the United States and West Indies. Former champions India and Pakistan will resume their World Cup rivalry in the group stage of the ICC World T20. Rohit and team geared up for the T20 World Cup with a comfortable win over Bangladesh in the only warm-up match on Saturday.
With India and Pakistan topping Group A in the T20 World Cup, legendary Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has revealed that he will be watching the high-voltage clash from the venue for the first time. The two-time World Cup winner has been appointed as the ICC ambassador for the T20 World Cup. India recorded a thrilling win over Pakistan in the final of the ICC event in 2007. Speaking about the heavyweight match, Yuvraj pointed out the “crazy” difference between Indian and Pakistani fans.
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“This is a game of emotions.”
“Well, it’s a game of emotions. If we win, we go crazy, if we lose, we go crazy. But if we win, the other team goes crazy with us and if we lose, the other team goes crazy with us. That’s the difference,” Yuvraj said. International Criminal Court At the opening of Fan Park in New York. India and Pakistan have met twice in the T20 World Cup in 2007. The Asian powerhouses have also faced each other in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021 and 2022.
Group A: India and Pakistan
Group A includes India, Pakistan, USA, Canada and Ireland. Team India had a crushing victory over Pakistan in last year’s World Cup. Former champions India will face Ireland in the opening match of the T20 World Cup on June 5. The Virat Kohli-led Indian team will take on Babar Azam’s Pakistan on June 9 in the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York.
“But I think the players will give 100 per cent whether it’s against India or Pakistan or any other match. But I always feel the team that manages to control their emotions on the day and stays focused on the match situation will win. We have performed better than Pakistan in the last few years and hopefully we can continue that,” Yuvraj added.
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