Published 13:21 IST, June 16th 2019
Pak PM Imran Khan shares 'the winning offensive strategy' with captain Sarfaraz Ahmed ahead of India-Pakistan World Cup clash
Before the much-awaited India-Pakistan World Cup encounter on Sunday, Pakistan Prime Minister and 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan took to Twitter share his experience and wisdom with the current Pakistan cricket squad.
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Before the much-awaited India-Pakistan World Cup encounter on Sunday, Pakistan Prime Minister and 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan took to Twitter share his experience and wisdom with the current Pakistan cricket squad.
Curiously, the former fast bowler also publically shared 'the winning offensive strategy' Sarfaraz and his team must adopt saying that Sarfaraz must use specialist batsmen and bowlers as 'Raillu Kattas' can't withstand pressure. He also suggested that Sarafaraz must bat on winning the toss.
Sharing what strategy Pakistani captain Sarfaraz Ahmed must adopt, Khan wrote that as the intensity of the match is great, the power of the mind will decide the outcome of the match.
He also wrote that success was mainly 70% mental strength and 30% talent now, agreeing with former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar.
Finally, he added that while India is the favourite in the match, Pakistan must banish all fears and fight till the last ball. He also added that while the nation's prayers were with them, the Pakistani team must whatever be the result as true sportsmen.
A cricketing rivalry that transcends beyond the realms of 22-yards will be reignited when India and Pakistan square off in a World Cup encounter on Sunday that could have fascinating sub-plots with Rain Gods threatening an anti-climactic twist at the Old Trafford Stadium, England. Match Starts at 3 pm IST.
Here are the squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohmmed Shami, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Shikhar Dhawan.
Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Shahdab Khan, Mohammed Hafeez, Mohammed Hasnain, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Mohammed Aamir, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Asif Ali.
Updated 13:37 IST, June 16th 2019