T20 World Cup 2022: 5 Reasons why India can beat Pakistan

India locking horns with Pakistan has been one of the most-anticipated clashes in world cricket. The Asian giants are set to collide on October 23 in their opening match of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India have had a wood over their arch-rivals but the trend has changed in the recent past as the Men in Green have won two of their last three games against the top-ranked T20 side. However, Rohit Sharma & Co. are still the favourites heading into the clash against Pakistan in the upcoming encounter. Let us look at the reasons why India can beat Pakistan at the marquee tournament 1. India's experienced top-order India have one of the most feared top-order in the tournament. The Men in Blue have in Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli three genuine match-winners to start their proceedings with the bat. The trio have have a combined experience of 301 international games in the shortest format and have played a lot of games in Australian conditions. In big tournaments like the World Cup, experience has been worth its weight in gold. Moreover, Rohit and Kohli have been in great form in the recent past. The Indian skipper has given India brisk starts consistently whereas Kohli has been the rock at No.3 piling on runs for fun. Rahul has also shown glimpses of his vintage self of late and can dismantle any bowling attack on his day. 2. India's superior batting depth The Men in Blue have adopted a fearless brand of cricket in the shortest format and their improved batting depth has been instrumental in this change. Rohit & Co. have quality batting options till No.8 whereas the Men in Green do not have the same class in their lineup. India have the likes of Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, and Axar Patel to finish the innings on a high. The ace all-rounder has showcased his batting might in the Asia Cup 2022 Group game against Pakistan. The wicket-keeper batter is a fearsome finisher and has played many blistering knocks for his side. Axar has improved his batting prowess and can get going from ball one. Also, India are likely to play Harshal Patel at No.8 who is no mug with the bat and can play handy cameos for the side. 3. Pakistan's over-reliance on Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan have their two-best batters in Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam at the top, but they have been relying on the duo heavily in the shortest format. The form of the opening pair has been Pakistan’s secret to success and also failure. Rizwan and Babar have done the bulk of the scoring in the last couple of years, but if the ace batters have failed, the rest of the batting lineup has crumbled. There is no player in Pakistan’s middle-order who can absorb the pressure when early wickets fall. If India can get Babar and Rizwan cheaply, the inexperienced middle-order will be exposed and the Men in Green could be in deep trouble. 4. India's death bowling prowess India’s bowling lacked venom at the fag end of the innings in the recently concluded Asian tournament. But this won’t be the case at the T20 World Cup as the gun-death bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have returned to the Indian setup. Bumrah is arguably one of the best death bowlers in the T20 circuit. He has a lot of variations up his sleeve and can bowl a pin-point yorker with perfection. Harshal’s stocks as a death-overs specialist have been on an exponential rise. The bowling all-rounder is renowned to bamboozle batters with his dipping yorkers and numerous slower balls. The Pakistan batters could have a tough time dealing with the duo. Apart from the ace bowling pair, India has unearthed a gem in Arshdeep Singh. The Punjab pacer has the ability to bowl yorkers at will and showcased his death bowling might in the international arena. The left-arm seamer also adds left-arm variety to the Indian pace attack. 5. Pakistan's inexperienced lower-middle order The Men in Green do not have enough experience in their lower-middle order. The likes of Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, and Mohammad Nawaz have shown glimpses of brilliance but are yet to establish themselves as proven performers. The likes of Babar and Rizwan have done the heavy-lifting in the shortest format of late. Whenever the lower order has been tested, they have crumbled. This happened in the Asia Cup 2022 as well. Shadab Khan is the most experienced batter in the lower-middle order but is yet to set the international circuit on fire with the bat. At the last T20 World Cup, Babar & Co. had veterans Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik to hold the innings together. This time Pakistan batters will have a task cut out and it would be even tougher against a quality Indian attack.

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T20 World Cup 2022: 5 Reasons why India can beat Pakistan

India and Pakistan are set to collide on October 23 in their opening match of the T20 World Cup 2022.

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