When the first ball of the Pakistan-Afghanistan cricket match is thrown, only a few hours remain until the action begins, and fans are eager to witness how Babar Azam responds to spin maestro Rashid Khan.
The matchup will be exciting because both players are young and incredibly talented at what they do, and it will most likely provide spectators with an opportunity to see a clash between them and their respective teams.
Babar Azam and Rashid Khan are both in fine form, with the former making a stunning half-century in the first encounter against India and the latter picking up four crucial wickets against Scotland in the second match.
According to the International Cricket Council’s Twenty20 rankings, the Pakistani captain is placed second, while Rashid Khan is ranked third in the bowlers’ rankings.
Zubair Ahmed was looking forward to Babar Azam demonstrating his sophistication and Rashid Khan demonstrating his genius . Fans were eager to point out that neither Babar Azam nor Rashid Khan had ever lost a Twenty20 International in the United Arab Emirates previously. In T20, Samina Siddiqui pointed out that the world number 2 batsman would go up against the world number 3 bowler, which is a first for her.
Danial stated that he will be among the fortunate few who would be able to see Babar Azam in person from the stands. His good wishes went out to Afghanistan as well, and he stated that he was looking forward to seeing Rashid Khan in action.
A Twitter user with the handle HM offered some advice to interim head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and Pakistan captain Babar Azam, saying that they shouldn’t be intimidated by Afghan spinner Mohammad Nabi.
Fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan are being urged to behave by Rashid Khan.
Following incidents between supporters in England two years ago, Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan appealed to the fans of Afghanistan and Pakistan to be respectful when the two countries play in the T20 World Cup today.
The Afghanistan great spinner Rashid took part in the 50-over World Cup match in Leeds, which was played in front of a sold-out Headingley stadium in 2019.
His team was defeated by Pakistan, but the result was overshadowed by violence and scuffles that took place both inside and outside the stadium.
As supporters streamed out of the terraces, players were escorted off the field by security personnel.
Despite the fact that “it’s always a fantastic game versus Pakistan,” Rashid stressed on Thursday that the match should be treated as a game.
“I ask that all supporters maintain their composure and focus on just enjoying the game. What transpired during the 2019 match should not have taken place.”
The spinner Rashid collected four wickets and fellow spinner Mujeebur Rahman claimed five as Afghanistan kicked off their T20 World Cup campaign with a bang, bowling out Scotland for only 60 runs in response to their magnificent 190-4.
During Afghanistan’s annihilation of Scotland in Sharjah, they scored 11 sixes and 13 boundaries in total. Rashid, on the other hand, stated that making aggressive shots is not the team’s main goal.
As he put it: “To be really honest, we don’t have that type of attitude, where you have to concentrate on hitting so many sixes.” Nevertheless, he explained, “you have to accommodate yourself to the wicket.”
“I believe that we must improve our cricketing skills. It’s not a matter of obtaining too many sixes, per se. Sixes are quite difficult to hit on these courts. Six-eighths are not as easy to hit on these wickets.”