IND vs PAK Playing XIs: Captain Babar Azam won the crucial toss as Pakistan elected to bowl first in the mega T20 World Cup 2024 encounter against India at New York's Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
IND vs PAK: The Indian cricket team started their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with a dominant win against Ireland while Pakistan suffered a shock Super Over loss against the United States in their first match. Both teams will target two crucial points in the upcoming fixture in New York on Sunday.
Cricket giants India and Pakistan will clash in the much-awaited T20 World Cup 2024 fixture at New York's Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (June 9) but fans may not witness a full 20-over game due to early weather forecast for rain.
The United States' vice-captain Aaron Jones scripted history after smashing 94* off just 40 balls against Canada in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Jones scripted two major T20 World Cup records during his destructive knock in Dallas.
Returning wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant top-scored with 54 runs off 32 balls while batting in the no.3 position and Hardik Pandya contributed quick 40* runs to help India post a big total of 182/5 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York.
Virat Kohli arrived in New York a day before India's only warm-up match against Bangladesh at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. India will begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against Ireland on June 5.
"I've been overwhelmed by the affection, support and love I have received in the last few days. My deepest gratitude and sincere thanks to all the fans who have made this feeling possible," Dinesh said in his retirement post.
The star cricketer Virat Kohli dominated the recent IPL 2024 with 741 runs in 15 innings to clinch the Orange Cap and will be India's biggest strength in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies starting on June 1.
The co-hosts United States and their neighbours Canada will clash in the T20 World Cup 2024 curtain-raiser clash in Texas on June 1 while the Indian cricket team will kick off its campaign against Ireland in New York on June 5.
"Hardik bowled in the IPL and bowled four overs so there's no injury scare. Hardik's bowling will be important and he will have to bowl all his quota of 4-overs. If Shivam Dube bowls too, then it will be an added advantage for India ahead," RP Singh said.
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"I wasn't nervous, had spoken with my coaches, so I wasn't tense ahead of the game. I don't know how it happened, but I used to take every game as my last game and tried my best," Akash Deep said after Day 1's play in Ranchi.
India have played two Test matches at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in the past, winning against West Indies in 2018 and drawing against England in 2016. Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill will be playing their first Test at this venue in the upcoming third match against England.
"No doubt Bumrah is very good, but we have come up against very good bowlers all through the last 18 months or so and found ways to counter them and that is what we have got to do in this one," Brendon McCullum said.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be hosting India for a T20I series in July in what will be our biggest international attraction at home this year. I would like to say a huge thank you to the BCCI for committing to tour Zimbabwe once again," ZC Chairman Mr Tavengwa Mukuhlani said.
England are the only team to beat the mighty Indian side in the Test series at home in the last 12 years. With crowd favourites Virat Kohli and Harry Brook missing this series, the focus has shifted to Indian pitches and England's bazball approach.
Virat Kohli-less Indian cricket team will kick off the highly-anticipated five-match Test series against England at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium starting on Thursday. England have already announced their playing eleven with some big changes to their bowling attack.
India's ace batter Virat Kohli suffered a maiden golden duck in the third T20I game against Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday but was sensational in the field to clinch the official fielder of the match award.
Captain Rohit Sharma smashed his fifth T20I hundred by smashing an unbeaten 121 runs and rising Rinku Singh added 69* off just 39 balls to help India score 212 runs batting first but it was not enough as Afghanistan batters registered three fifties to take the game to super over.
Rohit Sharma failed to open his account in the first T20I matches and took seven balls to get off the mark in the third T20I game against Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. However, he opened with a four but it was ruled out for leg byes by umpire Virender Sharma.
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