Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan, who led the team to victory in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2009, expressed confidence that Pakistan will secure a top-four finish in the ICC World Cup in India.
While interacting with the media in Karachi, Khan emphasized on the presence of match-winners in the squad.
Confident in his abilities, he said: “I am very confident that Pakistan will finish in the top four in the World Cup. Because there are match-winners in the team who can win you a match on any given day.”
He emphasized the need to have a strong plan for every game. We have good fast bowlers as always and they will be our strength. We need to play as a unit.
Khan is one of Pakistan’s most successful batsmen of all time. He is the only Pakistani batsman to score 10,000+ runs in Test cricket.
Talking about the Pakistan vs India game, Khan advised Babar Azam to stay calm. He said that the match against India is always a pressure game. Babar needs to make plan A and B to win against India.
Pakistan has never beaten India in the ODI World Cup. In 2021, they won the T20 World Cup for the first time against India.
Pakistan’s provisional schedule in ICC World Cup
Pakistan will play its group stage matches at five venues. Pakistan vs Hyderabad on October 6 and 12, India vs Ahmedabad (October 15), Australia (October 20) in Bangalore, Afghanistan (October 23) and South Africa (October 27) in Chennai, Bangladesh vs Kolkata (October 31). will be ), New Zealand in Bengaluru (November 5, match day) and England (November 12) in Kolkata.
