In less than three months’ time, Australia will be hosting the T20 World Cup and India will enter the contest to fight for the title. After the horrible exit from the 2021 edition in the UAE, the team has gone through a massive transition. The focus has majorly been on constituting a strong unit that throws tough challenges to the opponents.
India’s T20I series win against England has garnered praise from all around the world. Joining the bandwagon, former speedster Shoaib Akhtar has said India won’t be an easy team to defeat in the T20 World Cup Down Under.
India will face Pakistan in the tournament on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It will be their first since last year’s World Cup clash in which Babar Azam & Co registered a 10-wicket win.
“India will come up with proper planning this time around. It will not be easy for Pakistan to beat India in T20 WC this time,” Akhtar was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
“Predicting match results now is quite difficult but Pakistan should bowl second as [the] pitch in Melbourne offers bounce to fast bowlers,” he said.
“I believe the crowd will be bigger this time. Around 150,000 fans will watch the match line in Melbourne. Out of which, 70,000 will be Indian supporters,” he said
