T20 World Cup: The biggest clash of this year’s T20 World Cup will be held on October 23 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, when two arch-rivals come up against each other to start their World Cup campaign. India will face off against Pakistan in the first match of the ICC event in Australia that is considered the rematch of the last T20 World Cup.
Pakistan won the previous match by humiliating India by 10 wickets in the UAE. As a result, both teams will be involved in another high-voltage clash this year. The excitement level among everyone is very high. That is the reason the tickets for this game sold out in a span of five minutes. More than 1,00,000 spectators are expected to watch the game in the stadium. On the other hand, the predictions have started and many ex-cricketers have started giving their opinions. The former Pakistani pacer, Shoaib Akhtar, has also come up with his view on this game.
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T20 World Cup: “Pakistan Should Bowl Second” – Shoaib Akhtar
Akhtar believes that this time it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. Because India will play with a new plan. After a 10-wicket defeat in the last game, India will come hard with better planning and that will make it difficult for Pakistan. Speaking about the match prediction, he said,
“Predicting match results now is quite difficult. Pakistan should bowl second as pitch in Melbourne offers bounce to fast bowlers.”
The former pacer also said that there would be a full house in the stadium. He said that around 100 thousand fans will be watching the match in the stadium and 70,000 will cheer for India, so that will also make it hard for Pakistan. However, before that, both teams will compete in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka starting at the end of August.