Pakistan is facing a captain of Pakistani origin today. There are 5 cricketers of Indian origin in Canada’s playing-11.If Pakistan loses to Canada, it will be out of the T20 World Cup.
New Delhi. The Pakistan team captained by Babar Azam has to face Canada in the T20 World Cup 2024 today. This match is a do-or-die one for Pakistan. The slightest mistake can spoil their plans of reaching the Super-8. After the defeat against America, Pakistan had to face defeat against India in the very next match. It would not be wrong to say that once again the Pakistan team is facing India today. We are saying this because not one or two but five players in the Canadian team are of Indian origin. Not only this, the captain of the team Saad Bin Zafar is of Pakistani origin. He is originally from Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
Navneet Dhaliwal is the opening batsman of the Canadian team. Chandigarh-born Dhaliwal scored a half-century in his last T20 World Cup match against the US. He scored 61 runs in 44 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes. All-rounder Pargat Singh is originally from Ropar, Punjab. He bats at number-3 in the Canadian team. Along with decent batting, Pargat also bowls off-spin.
Today, Shreyas Movva of Indian origin will take over the wicketkeeping duties in the Canadian team against Pakistan. 30-year-old Movva bats at number-5. In the match against America, he played an explosive innings of 32 runs in 16 balls. During this, he hit two fours and the same number of sixes. Dilpreet Singh of Indian origin plays as a bowling all-rounder in the Canadian team. He is known for his explosive batting at number-6. 29-year-old off-spinner Nikhil Dutt is also a part of the Canadian team.
If Pakistan has to win this match, it will have to come up with a strong strategy against the Pakistani captain and the five Indian-origin cricketers present in the playing-11. Otherwise, Babar Azam and company’s dream of winning the T20 World Cup will be shattered.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 11, 2024, 16:25 IST