Kohli vs Amir, Rohit vs Afridi: Five India vs Pakistan match-ups to watch | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

India and Pakistan have made vastly completely different begins to their ICC T20 World Cup campaigns however each groups come head to head on a difficult New York pitch of their essential conflict on the Nassau County Stadium on Sunday.

When the event’s schedule was introduced six months in the past, June 9 was marked in calendars by cricket followers in each nations and all over the world.

Now, it’s right here.

Each groups boast a few of the main cricketers on this planet and have produced memorable battles through the years. As soon as once more, their expertise will probably be to the fore as their followers watch in awe.

Al Jazeera appears to be like at a few of the key batter vs bowler battles which have the potential to outline the competition:

Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Shah Afridi

Innings: 6 (ODIs and T20Is)
Runs: 52
Balls: 62
Dismissals: 3
Strike Fee: 83.9
Common: 17.3
Final face-off: 6 runs in 6 balls on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

The India-Pakistan cricket rivalry has lengthy been pushed by the duel between Indian batters towards Pakistani quick bowlers and Rohit versus Afridi is its newest model.

Afridi’s searing in-swinging deliveries with the brand new ball make going through him a frightening prospect. Rohit had his first style of it within the T20 World Cup 2021, when he was trapped in entrance on the first-ever ball he confronted from Afridi within the shortest format.

Rohit managed 4 runs off 5 balls from Afridi of their subsequent assembly on the Melbourne Cricket Floor within the T20 World Cup 2022.

Their rivalry has stretched into one-day internationals (ODI) and Afridi has dismissed Rohit in two of the final three matches between India and Pakistan.

Afridi’s tempo and expertise on a spicy New York pitch that has supplied quick bowlers exaggerated bounce and seam motion vs Rohit’s potential to tackle bowlers whatever the floor, and on the again of a 37-ball 52, might make for an exhilarating contest.

Virat Kohli vs Mohammad Amir

Innings: 6 (ODIs and T20Is)
Runs: 56
Balls: 60
Dismissals: 2
Strike Fee: 93.3
Common: 28
Final face-off: 20 runs in 17 balls on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

The 2 could be fierce rivals on the sphere, however share immense respect off it. Kohli has termed Amir as “one of many hardest bowlers” he has ever confronted and Amir has labelled Kohli his “favorite batter in current occasions”.

Kohli vs Amir was one of many hottest and most sought-after encounters earlier than Amir’s retirement from worldwide cricket in 2022, however his return has reignited this battle.

Elite athletes are identified to save lots of their greatest for the largest events and Kohli encapsulates it completely as the previous Indian captain has scored 308 runs towards Pakistan in 5 T20 World Cup matches. He has singlehandedly taken India dwelling in three of them. His scores in these 5 video games learn 78 not out, 36 not out, 55 not out, 57, and 82 not out.

In the meantime, Amir bowled a scorching opening spell within the last of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, when received Pakistan their final ICC title. He dismissed Kohli nearly twice in two balls – dropped within the slips after which caught at backward level.

Of their subsequent – and final – assembly on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Amir dismissed him once more, however solely after Kohli had scored a glowing 77.

In T20Is, Amir has allowed Kohli solely 16 runs from 19 balls throughout two matches in 2016, however has fallen wanting sending him again to the pavilion.

Kohli is but to hit Amir for a six in worldwide cricket.

Babar Azam vs Kuldeep Yadav

Innings: 4 (ODIs)
Runs: 28
Balls: 52
Dismissals: 2
Strike Fee: 53.8
Common: 14.0
Final face-off: 10 runs in 18 balls on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Batting on 48 and sharing a 100-plus run partnership with Fakhar Zaman, Babar should have felt he was on his strategy to a memorable innings towards India when either side met within the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Manchester. As a substitute, he was bowled out by Kuldeep. Till then, he had solely scored 11 runs off the 17 balls he confronted from Kuldeep and had been unable to hit him for a boundary.

It was the second time that Babar was bowled by Kuldeep, the primary occasion being within the 2018 Asia Cup.

Kuldeep is the one Indian bowler to dismiss Babar twice, which provides him the higher hand on this match-up. Their head-to-head in ODIs reads 28 runs off 52 balls with one boundary and 28 dots.

The 2 have by no means performed one another in a T20I, however Kuldeep might lastly get an opportunity to hold his domination over Babar onto the shorter format.

Rishabh Pant vs Shadab Khan

Innings: 2 (ODIs)
Runs: 17
Balls: 15
Dismissals: 2
Strike Fee: 113.3
Common: 8.5
Final face-off: 5 runs in 3 balls at 2022 T20 Asia Cup

Pant’s swagger with the bat and audacious photographs have scripted some fascinating wins for India, however the wicketkeeper-batter is but to show his greatest towards Pakistan.

Pant performed towards Pakistan within the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and the Asia Cup 2022 – scoring 39 runs off 30 balls and 14 off 12 – and has fallen to Shadab’s leg-spin on each events. Of the 15 balls Shadab has bowled to the left-hander, seven have been dots, whereas the opposite eight have resulted in 17 runs.

Pant performs a floater’s function within the batting order and provides his crew the choice to have a left-and-right-handed batting mixture on the crease. With leg-spinners’ confirmed success towards right-handed batters and Pant’s historic wrestle towards Shadab, this match-up might go in Pakistan’s favour.

Mohammad Rizwan vs Arshdeep Singh

Innings: 3 (T20Is)
Runs: 23
Balls: 23
Dismissals: 1
Strike Fee: 100
Common: 23
Final face-off: 4 runs in 5 balls at 2022 T20 World Cup

Rizwan’s 197 runs in 4 T20 innings towards India are essentially the most for a Pakistan batter. It’s clear that the wicketkeeper-batter fancies these heated battles towards the 2007 T20 world champions.

On common, Rizwan has performed 40 balls per match towards India. and has been dismissed early solely as soon as, courtesy of a scorching opening burst from Singh on the Melbourne Cricket Floor within the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

On a seamer-friendly New York pitch, situations demand openers to barter the pitch for so long as potential, whereas conserving the scoreboard ticking. Rizwan has confirmed his potential to place in demanding shifts for Pakistan.

Nevertheless, he fell to a quick bowler within the match towards USA and Singh has already taken two wickets in an over on the identical New York floor. What extra might a cricket fan ask for.