Feeble Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has asserted that Pakistan will any other time beat India when the two teams will lock horns with each assorted within the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
The schedule for the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2022 became announced on Friday (January 21) and in a repeat of blockbuster bump into of 2021 in Dubai, Team India will snatch on arch-competitors Pakistan of their opening match of the tournament at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23.
Severely, Babar Azam’s Pakistan had tremulous Virat Kohli-led India by 10 wickets within the T20 World Cup 2021 opener in Dubai because the Males-in-Blue in the end did now not develop the knockout stage.
Meanwhile, Akhtar believes that Pakistan is a ‘better aspect’ and they’re going to beat Team India any other time within the marquee tournament.
“We’re going to beat India again in Melbourne. Pakistan is the next aspect than India in T20 cricket. It is the Indian media that develop pointless stress on their workforce whenever we personal the clash of both worldwide locations in cricket, or no longer it’s in style for India to lose,” Akhtar acknowledged while speaking to ANI.
It is rate pointing out that Pakistan topped their group within the T20 World Cup 2021 and stormed into the semifinals. Then again, they in the end misplaced to champions Australia within the closing-four match.
The T20 World Cup 2022 is slated to be held in Australia between October 16 to November 13 and this can furthermore even be played across seven venues – Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Geelong, Hobart and Perth. A whole of 45 suits will seemingly be played across Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney, making sure the identical nationwide footprint because the postponed 2020 tournament.
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In the main spherical, 2014 champions Sri Lanka and Namibia will play the hole match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Sunday, October 16. They’ll be joined by two qualifiers in Community A.
Two-time champions West Indies will furthermore originate up within the First Round, joined in Community B by Scotland, and two qualifiers in Hobart. In the Enormous 12, hosts Australia are in Community 1 with world No. 1 England, Unique Zealand, Afghanistan plus the winner of Community A and the runner-up in Community B from the main spherical.
Community 2 capabilities India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, plus the winner of Community B and runner-up in Community A from the main spherical. Hosts and defending champions, Australia will play Unique Zealand within the hole match of the Enormous 12 at the SCG on Saturday, October 22 in a re-match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 closing.
Fixtures of T20 World Cup 2022 had been announced. India positioned alongside Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh & two qualifiers in Community 2 of Enormous 12 stage. India will square off against Pakistan of their first match of the tournament on October 23 at the MCG pic.twitter.com/M4QMuMaDOq
— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2022
The allege-of-the-art Perth Stadium will host a large Sunday double-header on October 30 with South Africa taking on India within the night match. Sooner than that India will snatch on Community A runners-up at the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 27. Team India will then snatch on Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval on November 2 and finally face the Community B winner on November 6 at the MCG.
The semi-finals will seemingly be played at the SCG and Adelaide Oval on November 9 and 10, respectively. The closing will seemingly be contested beneath lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 13.
