The mega clash of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 is ready to take place in the world’s biggest cricket stadium on Saturday. This will be another epic IND-PAK clash on the World Cup stage. These two teams will come up face-to-face against each other in Ahmedabad.
Both teams have been in tremendous form and won the first two matches of the tournament. But this game will decide which teams might get an edge in the race for the semi-finals. India beat Australia and Afghanistan in their first two games, while Pakistan recorded wins against Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan is coming off a record chase in the last game against Sri Lanka and is high on confidence. Their batting clicked despite the top order not scoring runs. On the other hand, Shaheen Afridi will be another factor that India should be worrying about because if he can remove a couple of wickets at the top, the hosts will be under pressure right away.
Pakistan reached Ahmedabad a couple of days ago and started preparing for the much-awaited clash. However, just ahead of the game, Shaheen rang the alarming bell for the Indians and made a big statement.
Notably, Pakistan has been practicing in Ahmedabad. On Thursday, they were having a fielding drill. Shaheen, who finished his bowling practice, was going out of the stadium and then was blocked by the reporters. Fans were trying for a selfie with the pacer.
As per RevSportz, Shaheen said, “Zaroor selfie loonga, but five wicket lene ke baad (I will definitely take one, but only after I’ve claimed five wickets).” Notably, Shaheen had found success against India in the past and taken crucial wickets upfront.
He can be a possible threat to the Indian top order. If he can take one or two early wickets, then the Indian middle order may find it hard to get going. That’s what makes this game so special, because both teams have some big match-winners on their side.
