“He should score against Pakistan”: Former Pakistan player challenges India star to prove his worth

The Indian cricket team heads into the T20 World Cup 2024 clash against Pakistan with the ‘favourites’ tag, owing to an embarrassing defeat Babar Azam’s men faced against co-hosts USA in their opening match.

In terms of the batting, the spotlight will be on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, however, former Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman, Kamran Akmal also has his eyes on Suryakumar Yadav, the No. 1 T20 batter in the world at the moment.

Though the ICC rankings have Surya sitting on the top in the shortest format, his form hasn’t been the best. Even in the Indian Premier League, Surya didn’t record many memorable performances to his name. Now, the batsman has been challenged by Akmal to prove that he really is the No. 1 T20 batsman in the world.

“Virat Kohli is on top. Second is Suryakumar Yadav. His performance against Pakistan is yet to come, but I will still pick him. Rohit Sharma has already proved himself and has scored runs against Pakistan in ICC events, and now it is Suryakumar Yadav’s turn. If he is No. 1, then he should come and score against Pakistan. He hasn’t scored big runs against Pakistan whenever he has come to bat,” said Akmal.

The former Pakistan player termed India as the ‘favourites’, not just for the match against Pakistan but also for the tournament. Akmal feels Rohit’s men have the right balance of youth and experience. If they don’t capitalize on the talent they have and win the title, it will be more difficult in the future.

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