Beating India More Important Than Winning WC? Mohammad Rizwan Reveals Ramiz Raja's Stunning Message
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India and Pakistan will face off in the T20 World Cup 2024 on June 9 in New York.
Pakistan ended their winless streak over India at World Cups during the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE. Prior to that contest, India had won all the matches against Pakistan at World Cups (ODI and T20). Shaheen Afridi broke the back of the Indian batting order by taking the wickets of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who was the captain back then. Needing 152 to win, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan then ensured that Pakistan finished off the chase without losing a single wicket and more than two overs to spare.
Pakistan captain Babar hit 68 off 52 while Rizwan was 79 not out in 55 balls. India, however, took their revenge a year later during the T20 World Cup in Australia, beating Pakistan by four wickets, courtesy of Kohli's unbeaten 82-run knock.
With both teams set to meet in the T20 World Cup once again on June 9, Rizwan recalled the circumstances leading up to the match and revealed the then PCB chairman's advice to the players.
Rizwan revealed that Ramiz had asked the players to win the game against India no matter what.
"We had never beaten India before that (in a World Cup). Ramiz Raja met us and said, you have to beat India. There was a long time to go for the World Cup when he first came in (as PCB president) but he had started developing this thought in the team from right then. As we got closer to the World Cup he said, regardless of whether you win the trophy or not, just don't lose to India. He used to say don't come under pressure, and then would put pressure on us," Rizwan said in an event in Dallas.
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