'How do you survive?': Wasim Akram terrified with Rohit Sharma's brilliance ahead of IND vs PAK

Ahead of the India vs Pakistan encounter, former Pakistan player Wasim Akram gushed praise on Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Sharma played a century knock against Afghanistan that fetched the Men in Blue a comfortable victory of 8 wickets. The knock could be a warning sign of what's approaching their way on October 14, 2023, and about that, Akram is wary of it.

3 things you need to know

• India will take on Pakistan on October 14, 2023
• The match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad
• India have defeated Australia and Afghanistan in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023

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Wasim Akram wary of Rohit Sharma's prudence

Describing Sharma's exploits in the Afghanistan game, Akram called the Indian skipper a "beast". He highlighted the risk-free approach taken by Sharma and summed up his innings as a "beautiful" strokeplay.

"Rohit Sharma looked so beautiful. He played proper shots and took no risks at all. He had a lot more time than the other batters. Kohli scored a fifty, it was a good knock, he was in control but Rohit was a different beast altogether," he said on A Sports.

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Rohit Sharma against Pakistan in ODIs

Rohit Sharma showcases an emphatic record against Pakistan and on many occasions has singlehandedly taken the game away from Pakistan. In the 2019 World Cup, Hitman played a blinder of a knock of 140 runs against Pakistan, which left them distraught and out of sorts. In the ODIs, Rohit Sharma has come against Pakistan a total of 18 times and most of the times he has proven to be a strength for Team India. In these matches, Sharma has scored a total of 787 runs at an average of 52.46. He has two centuries and 7 half-centuries against Pakistan in the 50-over format.