Both teams are starting their campaigns with the match, at 7:30 PM (IST), and it will be interesting to see who takes the honours, given that so many emotions are riding on this one game.
The captains of opposing teams keep repeating the same sentence that this is “just like any other game”, but both Babar Azam and Virat Kohli know better that it’s just not another game. India have dominated the game on the big stage, winning all five ICC T20 World Cup clashes against their arch-rivals.
Kohli’s boys would like to maintain the country’s 100 per cent record against Pakistan in ICC World Cups, but unpredictability is the name of the game and the neighbours are known to become highly motivated when playing India.
On paper, India are the favourites, given their unblemished record against Pakistan in ICC World Cups but with the T20 format bringing with it lots of unpredictability, coupled with the fact that it doesn’t get any bigger than this among cricket rivalries, the team that handles…