Six players from Pakistan and India who can turn the dice of any match

The cricket teams of Pakistan and India will face each other in the match of Asia Cup 2023 today in the city of Pali, Sri Lanka.

The cricket competition between the two teams is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in the world of sports. This match will also be important as Pakistan and India will be competing in ODI cricket for the first time after the 2019 World Cup.

Be it Test cricket or ODIs, T20 or U19 matches, the competition between the two countries is always full of interest.

Be it because of the strained relations between the two countries or the tendency to compete in every field, Pakistan vs India matches are equally important for the fans as well as the players.

The players of the teams of both the countries try their best in the matches played between Pakistan and India so that these matches become memorable not only for the fans but also for the players.

Thus, cricket is called a team game or a game of 11 players, but in every team there are a few players who single-handedly have the ability to turn the dice of any competition and turn their team’s defeat into victory.

In this report we are presenting a comparison of few such match winning players of both the teams.

Pakistan Team Captain: Babar Azam

When Babar Azam, the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, started his international cricket career in 2015, perhaps no one could have imagined that in a few years, this boy from Dhanpan would not only become one of the greatest batsmen in the world of cricket. It will start happening, rather it will start being counted among the most successful captains of Pakistan.

Babar has played 104 matches in his ODI career so far and has scored 5353 runs at an average of 59.47.

Babar’s strike rate in ODI cricket is around 90.

Babar Azam has also scored 19 centuries and 28 half-centuries in ODI cricket.

Talking about the Asia Cup, Babar Azam scored one century and one half-century by playing six matches so far.

By playing 104 matches, Babar Azam has won the man of the match award 13 times in ODI cricket.

Looking at Babar Azam’s batting form, he has been consistently showing good performances and when Pakistan’s batting line-up faltered a bit in the first Asia Cup, Babar took over Pakistan’s innings and along with Iftikhar helped Pakistan team to a big target. I helped.

In this match, Babar scored more than 150 runs for the second time in his career.

Babar Azam will be the center of attention in the match against India as well and the Indian team is also aware of this because Virat Kohli himself has said that Babar Azam is the best batsman in all styles of cricket in the world of cricket.

Famous for taking wickets in early overs: Shaheen Afridi

Be it Pakistan team against any team, it is always about Pakistani bowling vs batting of the opposing team and in the current team, if it is said that Shaheen Afridi is carrying the bowling load of Pakistan team, then it will not be wrong.

Shaheen has so far played 40 matches in his ODI career and has taken 78 wickets.

Be it one-day cricket or T20, league or test match, Shaheen is famous for taking wickets in the opening overs.

Indian opener Rohit Sharma has been the target of Shaheen Afridi many times, while Shaheen has also shown the way to the pavilion for the strongest bridgehead of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli.

Shaheen’s bowling average of 23.08 which can be counted as the best average in ODI cricket.

Best all-rounder in world cricket: Shadab Khan

Shadab Khan, the vice-captain of the Pakistani team and the leg-spinner all-rounder who is considered to be the first in the world of cricket, has also won many important matches for the Pakistani team.

Talking about his performance, in the recent matches, Shadab Khan has been consistently performing well, scoring runs and getting wickets on important occasions.

In the match against India too, Shadab Khan will be the focus of Pakistani fans’ hopes.

In his ODI career, Shadab Khan has so far played 60 matches and scored 725 runs at an average of 28, including four half-centuries, while his number of wickets in bowling is also 81.

Shadab can play an important role in the field not only in terms of his batting and bowling but also in terms of fielding.

India’s Best Batsman: Virat Kohli

When talking about the Indian team, the first name that comes to mind is Virat Kohli. It would not be wrong to say that Virat Kohli is the best batsman in the current cricket.

Virat Kohli has played 275 ODIs in his career so far and has scored 46 centuries. Apart from this, he has also scored 65 half-centuries.

In his ODI career, Virat Kohli averages 57.32 while his strike rate is 94. His total runs in ODI cricket are 12 thousand 898.

Talking about Virat Kohli’s performance against Pakistan, Virat has so far played 13 ODIs against Pakistan and scored two centuries and two half-centuries.

Virat Kohli has also scored his best score of 183 runs in ODI cricket against Pakistan.

Indian Team Captain: Rohit Sharma

Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who often gives away wickets to Pakistani bowlers in the opening overs, will surely come out with something different in mind this time.

Rohit Sharma has played 16 matches against Pakistan so far in his ODI career and has scored two centuries and six fifties.

While in total Rohit Sharma has scored 30 centuries and 48 half-centuries in ODI cricket.

Rohit Sharma has scored 9837 runs at an average of 48.69 in ODI cricket.

Indian Attack Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah

After India’s batting, if it comes to bowling, Jasprit Bumra, who is back in the team after a long break, will spearhead India’s bowling attack.

In his ODI career, Jasprit Bumrah has so far played 72 matches and taken 121 wickets at an average of 24.30.

Bumrah has taken four wickets five times and five wickets twice in ODI cricket.

Bumrah, known for his fast bowling and yorkers, has returned to the team after a long spell of unfitness. Will Bumrah be able to repeat his pre-injury performance? It can be decided only after watching the match.

Apart from these players, there are many other players in both teams who have the ability to win any match with their performance. These players include Pakistan’s Muhammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and India’s Hardik Pandya.