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 (Photo Source: Getty Images) 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. 2. Virat Kohli vs Mohammad Amir (Photo Source: Getty Images) Mohammad Amir is back in international cricket and how that we have seen time and again in this year in T20Is and particularly against India in Asia Cup T20 2016, he was outstanding as he achieved his career best figures of 3-18 from 4 overs and in the same match Virat Kohli made 49 runs from 51 balls and played Mohammad Amir after coming in the first over of an Indian innings. Virat Kohli has made 375 runs from 9 T20I matches this year so he would like to continue his form against Amir and Pakistan to help India to win the match and it tells us that this can be match-defining battle tomorrow when both will be against each other at Kolkata. 3. Ravichandran Ashwin vs Mohammad Hafeez (Photo Source: Getty Images) Who is the best batsman from Pakistan who can play spin well and you will tell Mohammad Hafeez and that is absolutely right as he has shown us against Bangladesh by making 64 runs from 42 balls that he can be a threat to Indian main weapon Ravichandran Ashwin who was not that much effective against New Zealand at Nagpur but he is an in-form bowler for India and on Kolkata’s slow wicket, he can be effective. He has taken 18 wickets from 11 T20I matches this year on the contrary sideHafeez has made most runs among Pakistani batsmen against India in World T20. In this regard, Pakistan’s best batsman who can tackle spin and India’s best spinner whoever will win the battle probably that team will win tomorrow. 4. Ravindra Jadeja vs Shoaib Malik (Photo Source: Getty Images) Shoaib Malik has always performed well against India irrespective of format. After Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik is the best batsman in Pakistan team who can tackle spin well. Shoaib Malik and Ravindra Jadeja both have not started World Cup T20 2016 well so they would like to contribute more for their team in tomorrow’s India-Pakistan clash. Shoaib Malik and Ravindra Jadeja’s battle will also be vital in regard that both are good all-rounders so they would like to contribute with both bat and ball. Shoaib Malik will come at 5 or 6 for Pakistan and if Pakistan’s top-order fails then we will see a good contest between Malik and Jadeja and whoever will perform well, he will earn his name in the world. 5. Yuvraj Singh vs Shahid Afridi (Photo Source: Getty Images) Yuvraj Singh has not performed well ever since he has returned to Indian side barring one or two innings as he has made only 118 runs from 12 T20I matches at a strike rate of 105.35 on the other hand Pakistani captain helped Pakistan to win their first match against Bangladesh by scoring quick-fire 49 runs and taking 2 wickets and for that he adjudged Man of the Match. Both these players are impact players and can contribute with both bat and ball and can change the course of the match in any over. What Indian fans are expecting from Yuvraj Singh same we can say for Afridi from Pakistani fans so both would like to play good cricket tomorrow and this can be a mother of battles that we will see tomorrow in India-Pakistan contest.

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