Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has picked the favorites for the upcoming India vs Pakistan match within the ongoing ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The arch-rivals are set to lock horns in opposition to one another on Saturday (October 14) on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Each groups are unbeaten within the match thus far. Pakistan started their marketing campaign with a tremendous 81-run win over the Netherlands in Hyderabad. Of their second sport, the Males in Inexperienced chased down a document whole of 345 runs in opposition to Sri Lanka and gained the sport by six wickets.
India then again, have defeated Australia and Afghanistan thus far. Towards Australia, they had been reeling at 2 for 3 whereas chasing 200 runs earlier than happening to win the sport by six wickets. Of their second sport, a blazing century from captain Rohit Sharma led India to a thumping 8-wicket win over Afghanistan as they chased down 273 runs in simply 35 overs.
Ricky Ponting picks his favorites:
As India and Pakistan gear up for the sport, Ricky Ponting has picked the hosts because the favorites to win the upcoming sport. Hailing the rivalry as one of many nice rivalries in sports activities, the Australia legend rued the shortage of India-Pakistan video games. India and Pakistan solely play in opposition to one another in ICC competitions and the Asia Cup after the BCCI suspended all bilateral ties with them.
“India-Pakistan might be one of many nice rivalries in world sport. And to be trustworthy as a cricket fan, we in all probability don’t get to see it sufficient. I feel we’d all wish to see India Pakistan play extra. They’ve simply carried out it not too long ago with the Asia Cup.
“I feel they (India) will begin favorite within the sport once more. The house circumstances, in all probability barely higher balanced facet than what Pakistan have gotten in the mean time,” Ricky Ponting instructed ICC.
On the similar time, he fired a well timed warning to Group India. Ricky Ponting said that whereas the house facet will begin as favorites, Pakistan have the required firepower to spring a shock.
“However as we all know on their day, Pakistan can play some very, excellent cricket. If Rizwan, Babar and people guys can have a time out, after which with Afridi and Shadab Khan, they’re a really harmful crew. During the last couple of years, they’ve in all probability been among the best carried out white-ball groups on the earth whether or not it’s T20 or one-dayers,” stated Ricky Ponting.
