Pakistan’s most capped participant Inzamam-ul-Haq has mentioned that India misplaced its T20 World Cup opener to Pakistan as its gamers have been underneath stress even earlier than the toss.
“When I saw Virat Kohli and Babar Azam at the toss, it was clear that the Indians were under a lot of pressure,” Inzamam mentioned on a Pakistani information channel.
The former batsman additionally used the phrase ‘scared’ whereas India have been already underneath stress earlier than Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
“They got here into the match underneath a number of stress and they also misplaced by 10 wickets. You can see that they have been apprehensive with their physique language whereas the Pakistan gamers have been extra assured and enthusiastic about successful the match.
It was the primary time that Pakistan defeated India in a World Cup match as Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan shared an unbroken opening stand to arrange a 10-wicket win.
Inzamam mentioned that he’s shocked to see the way in which Indians play in opposition to Pakistan and New Zealand.
“India have an excellent T20 crew and depth of expertise. If you take a look at his efficiency in current instances, he was a robust contender for England to win the title. But he did not even make it to the semi-finals as a result of the way in which he performed in opposition to us and New Zealand was not his fashion.
He additionally felt that the loss to Pakistan within the very first match added to the issues of the Indian crew and it by no means recovered from it.
“I feel the match with Pakistan put a number of stress on him. I do not know as a result of he has all the time performed nicely in opposition to us in World Cup matches.
Inzamam additionally felt that the win over India had given a giant enhance to the Pakistan crew and cricket because the gamers have been now extra assured about their skills.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
