Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif reckoned that Naseem Shah will be the real threat for Rohit Sharma-led India in the upcoming T20 World Cup clash between India and Pakistan which will take place on June 9 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Kaif explained that Kohli got a lifeline while Naseem was bowling the over, he got a nick of Kohli but the catch was dropped at slip. He got an before Asia Cup 2023 and he missed Asia Cup followed by ODI World Cup. Now, Naseem is making a comeback in T20 World Cup.
"They will have Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. Naseem Shah didn't come to play the World Cup in India. He was injured, but he is fit here. This will be a bouncy pitch. Naseem Shah is a very good bowler. If you talk about the Melbourne match that Virat Kohli won, if you see Naseem Shah's first spell, he got a nick and the catch was dropped at slip," Kaif told Star Sports.
Kaif also said that Pakistan's batting would not be the threat for Indian bowlers because Fakhar Zaman and Iftikhar Ahmad are the only players who play fast.
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"Everyone knows Pakistan's batting is weak. Fakhar Zaman plays a little fast. If he fires, he can probably win the match alone. Iftikhar Ahmad plays fast but other than that, everyone plays at a strike rate of 120 to 125. You are not that scared of their batting but are scared of their bowling," Kaif added.
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup head to head
Both India and Pakistan have played seven T20 World Cup matches against each other where India holds the edge by winning six of them and Pakistan just won a single game that was in 2021 under Babar Azam's captaincy.
India vs Pakistan last clash
India and Pakistan last faced each other in the ODI World Cup which was hosted by India in 2023 and India won that clash by seven wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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