Previous Pakistani cricketer, Tanvir Ahmed has taken an agree at the Indian group saying that they got MS Dhoni as the coach of the side as they are feeling massive tension in the impending T20 World Cup 2021 and in front of their game versus Pakistan which will be played in Dubai on October 24.
Pakistan has never crushed India in a World Cup match, be it in ODIs or T20 Internationals (T20Is). India has a 12-0 lead over Pakistan in ICC occasions, however, Tanvir Ahmed said that Pakistan enjoys the benefit this time around as they have more experience playing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the competition is being held.
Notwithstanding this, Ahmed said that India is under more strain in the competition and said during a discussion with ABP News and ARY News, on paper, India is a top group before taking a correspond at Virat Kohli stopping the T20 captaincy of the Indian group.
“On paper, there is no doubt that India are a top team. The way they have played cricket around the world, but you have to look at recent performances. Firstly, I’d like to talk about Virat Kohli. He was under a lot of pressure and he quit T20 captaincy. He said I won’t captain in T20s as my performances have not been great,” Ahmed said.
Ahmed then turned his attention to MS Dhoni and how certain Indian players didn’t have particularly good outings in the IPL 2021.
“Then, maybe they were under pressure so they are taking MS Dhoni as a mentor. Even if you look at the IPL, the players in India’s squad were not among the top 10 performers. Their spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have not done very well, so of course there will be pressure,” Ahmed said.
Pakistan played almost exclusively in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah for almost a decade after international cricket stopped in the country after the 2009 terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.
Ahmed said this experience of playing in UAE gives Pakistan the edge over India when the two teams will clash on October 24 in the T20 World Cup 2021 match in Dubai.
“If you look at Pakistan, they have been playing cricket in Dubai for a long time, they have a good idea of the conditions. On paper, fine, India have a good team, but in T20 cricket, you never know. One player can come and win you the match and go,” he said.
India recently beat England in their warmup match in Dubai, while Pakistan beat West Indies in their practice tie.
Ahmed then turned his attention to MS Dhoni and how certain Indian players didn’t have particularly good outings in the IPL 2021.