ICC World T20 2016: India vs Pakistan – 5 key battles

Pakistan have never beaten India in ICC World Cup T20 matches and that fact we all know as Pakistan will face India once again on March 19, 2016 at Kolkata to beat India and therefore it will be a mother of all contests that we can tell and it has been from many years as we call India and Pakistan are arch-rivals. India have lost their first match against New Zealand at Nagpur, on the other hand Pakistan have played their first match against Bangladesh at Kolkata and they have beaten Bangladesh comprehensively. India would like to win against Pakistan to remain in the tournament on the contrary side Pakistan would like to end their losing streak against India in World Cups by beating India on March 19, 2016. Misbah-ul-Haq has already told Pakistani players that “You can lose every game but not against India.”

Here are 5 key battles to watch out for in India-Pakistan contest:

1. Rohit Sharma vs Mohammad Irfan

Rohit Sharma is India’s best batsman in limited overs format from last two years as he has given many match winning performances for India and helped India to win the matches. In this year, he has made 342 runs from 12 T20I matches this year and he had a rare low score against New Zealand in India’s first match in ICC World T20 2016 so he will be raring to go this time against arch-rivals Pakistan and for that he need to face Pakistan’s tallest fast bowler who often gets bounce from any pitch due to hid height and in addition to that Rohit Sharma’s affection towards Eden Gardens, we all know. On the other hand, Mohammad Irfan is a key member of Pakistan’s limited over side and he has not yet proved himself in 2016 as he has taken only 6 wickets from 5 T20I matches this year so he would also like to make his name in this India-Pakistan match.