Pakistan cricketer Babar Azam has issued a warning against India ahead of the much awaited T20 World Cup which is set to commence on 17th October at UAE and Oman.
India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group of the Tournament and the stakes are thus at an all time high. The arch rivals are set to square off against each other on 24th October. The preparations for the high intensity match have started and so have the trash talks.
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Speaking on the ICC website, Babar Azam said, “For Pakistan, the T20 World Cup is like a home event as the UAE has been our venue for more than a decade. We have not only nurtured our talent and developed our side in the UAE but have also beaten the top sides in these conditions to peak to No. 1 in the ICC T20I team rankings.”
He added, “All the players are excited, motivated, and enthusiastic, and view this tournament as an opportunity to showcase our prowess and re-establish our superiority in the shortest format of the game in conditions that suit us best.”
“The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 schedule announcement brings us one step forward in our preparations for this much-awaited global tournament.”
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Babar Azam is currently one of the best batsmen in the world across all formats. He is number one at the ICC ODI rankings,i.e, one spot above Virat Kohli. Both the batsmen always keep pushing each other and are two of the very bests in the world as far as the shortest formats of the game are concerned. Their battle will be worth watching in the India-Pakistan match.
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