KOLKATA: India’s former cptain and legendary batsman Sunil Gavasker has termed Pakistan favourite as they meet under-pressure India on Saturday in the eighth Super-10 round (Group-2) game of ICC WT20 2016, Kolkata.
India, who were the overwhelming favourites to win the title before the start of the mega event, were humbled by New Zealand in their opening match while Pakistan pummelled Bangladesh in their opener, TimesOfIndia reported.
“After the loss to New Zealand, India will be under far more pressure against Pakistan. I feel Pakistan start as favourites for the game on Saturday,” Gavaskar told NDTV.
Gavaskar said the highly awaited match will be about Indian batting versus Pakistan bowling as usual.
“It is still pretty much Indian batting versus Pakistan bowling. However, with the way Indian bowlers have performed recently, they also won’t be easy to tackle either. Ashwin (Ravichandran) is bowling well and so is Nehra (Ashish), ever since he has made a comeback. Then you have Jasprit Bumrah. So it will be a test for Pakistani batsman.
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