Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar advised Mohammad Rizwan-led side to play aggressive cricket in their upcoming Champions Trophy match against India which will take place on February 23 at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.
The Champions Trophy hosts have already lost their opener clash against New Zealand by 60 runs and if they lose their second league match then the Men in Green will not be able to seal their berth for the semifinal of the showpiece event.
Akhtar took his 'X' formerly known as Twitter to advise Pakistan for the second league match of the Champions Trophy. The speed sensation also believes that the Rohit Sharma-led side is a very difficult team to defeat.
"So I hope you are in a 2-2 situation with India in Pakistan Though India team is very very strong and looks difficult but I still wish Pakistan best of luck Go on the fence, try to win and you have no option but to play very aggressively but not like this The way you play, not like this Go for attack but wish them best of luck" said Shoaib Akhtar
Akhtar believes that Pakistan lost the Champions Trophy opener game because they played with a different mindset without impact players and their strike rate was very slow.
"Pakistan plays very different cricket. The world is playing cricket, but not the world. Pakistan has no impact players, the strike rate is very slow, and they don't play run-of-ball. If they had played run-of-ball today, then the work could have been done. So they play very slowly. And secondly, we leak a lot of runs. They are playing with four bowlers" Akhtar also said.
New Zealand registered their fourth win against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy and they never lost a match against the Men in Green. Pakistan's upcoming clash will be against arch-rivals India and it will be a virtual knockout.