Former Pakistan pacer Sarfaraz Nawaz has backed Babar Azam-led aspect to win over India within the Asia Cup 2023 in addition to within the ICC World Cup 2023. He believes that Males in Inexperienced are extra settled whereas the India are getting destroyed.
The thrilling month of cricketing motion is approaching as Asia Cup 2023 together with ICC World Cup 2023 is across the nook. What’s much more enthralling is that the arch-rivals – India and Pakistan – will likely be up in opposition to one another as nicely and it’ll be a competition of cricket for followers.
India and Pakistan first will likely be up in opposition to one another on 2nd September in Asia Cup 2023. Nonetheless, there’s a excessive probability that these two may face one another two instances extra. They first will likely be taking part in within the Tremendous 4s stage as Nepal is the third staff of their group and in the event that they carry out in Tremendous 4 they are often seen going through one another within the remaining as nicely.
After the Asia Cup 2023, India and Pakistan are slated to lock horns with one another within the ICC World Cup 2023 on 14th October. It’s honest to say that the matches between the 2 arch-rivals will likely be enthralling to observe as they in the previous couple of years have engaged in some mouth-watering clashes.
Sarfaraz Nawaz feels that India haven’t been in a position to work out their mixture and they’re much less secure than Pakistan. Chatting with the media, he defined (as quoted by PTI):
“Pakistan has a way more settled and secure outfit for the Asia Cup and World Cup when in comparison with India. The Indians have nonetheless not been in a position to work out their remaining mixture for these main occasions. Captains are altering, many new gamers are being tried out, there aren’t any correct mixtures.
“I really feel as an alternative of growing the Indian aspect it’s being destroyed. They’re all the time excessive expectations once you play at residence and it creates extra stress. India’s plus level is that they have some good senior performers.”
Asia Cup 2023: I’m assured that Pakistan can do rather well in each of those occasions – Sarfaraz Nawaz
Sarfaraz Nawaz additional went on to say that Babar Azam is captaining the staff nicely and he’s assured that Pakistan will do nicely. He additionally lauded the choice committee for the squad for Asia Cup. He defined:
“I’m assured that Pakistan can do rather well in each these occasions as a result of we’ve got a settled aspect and Babar Azam is main them nicely. I feel the choice committee has additionally picked a really balanced squad for the sequence in opposition to Afghanistan and the Asia Cup.”
He additionally lauded Shaheen Shah Afridi as a rare bowler.
“He’s a rare bowler and really very deadly in his first two three overs. I’ve not often seen a bowler with such management over swing, seam and tempo and yorkers with the brand new ball,” mentioned Nawaz.
Right here’s the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup 2023:
Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim.
