Nemesis India and Pakistan meet in Group A match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
The event at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York starts at 10:30 am local time (2:30 p.m. GMT). Will Jaiswal return to India’s T20 squad at the World Cup?
Arguably the brightest young Indian cricketer of the last year, Yashasvi Jaiswal has proven himself in both the longest and shortest formats of the game. While the 23-year-old’s rags-to-riches story may have endeared him to fans, it is his batting and fearless approach towards the game that has put him in the limelight.
The opener lost his place to Virat Kohli as Rohit Sharma’s opening partner for the 8-wicket win against Ireland. Less than a year after making his T20 international debut, Jaiswal scored more than 500 runs in 17 matches at an impressive average of 33.4 and a top score of 161. He even managed to score T20I centuries to follow his four innings. many centuries. The upper order striker seemed to open the sleeves of India, but must now try to recover his place on the side.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 28 sixes in his T20 career [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]
India first ranked top T20 World Cup
The 2024 tournament could be the last run for skipper Rohit Sharma, who has played in eight editions so far and his predecessor Virat Kohli – both of whom will be tasked with keeping the ship afloat.
Suryakumar Yadav, who has quickly become an experienced pacer in the middle order, will look to attack ruthlessly. Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal has been tearing up the woodwork in all formats of the game If the 22-year-old opener can get his career off to a good start, the Indian senior team will be in terrific form. Jasprit Bumrah will lead the charge through the seams, but it is the spinners that Rohit will turn to as the tournament progresses. The dry conditions of the Caribbean should be of great help to the finishers, and Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav could be game changers. India’s only previous T20 World Cup victory came in the inaugural edition in South Africa in 2007, but they go into this tournament as the highest-ranked T20 team in the world.
Why Pakistan is on our list of top five T20 World Cup favorites
At best, Pakistan can strike fear into any opponent. Led by Babar Azam, both as captain and pacer, and Shaheen Shah Afridi with the ball, Pakistan could not be dismissed as favorites despite their seventh position in the ICC T20 rankings. .
Their only title came in 2009 when they beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in England. Pakistan lost last from India in 2007 and last against England and 2022.
Pakistan degree will be tested, but Saim Ayub is confusing to be real for the Babar above. Fakhar Zaman has shown flashes of his batting power in a series that includes Babar and former opener Mohammad Rizwan.
Previous T20 World Cup winners
India and Pakistan each won the T20 World Cup in the season. The assembly is the first two shoes of the competition.
