T20 World Cup 2021: THIS pace legend predicts India vs Pakistan final Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan are recently coming off a 2-1 T20 series loss to England and 3-0 whitewash to second-string England side in the ODI series. India have not lost to Pakistan in any World Cup, be it in the ODI or T20I format.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have already set up a blockbuster clash in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 in October by clubbing arch-rivals India and Pakistan in one group for the initial stages of the tournament. The World Cup, which was postponed by one year due to COVID-19 pandemic, will see 12 teams divided into groups of two in the main draw, after the qualifiers, which will be followed by the semi-finals and the final. Former Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar, who never minces his words and remains a vocal critic of Pakistan cricket, feels the final will be a repeat of the inaugural edition in 2007, with Virat Kohli-led India facing-off Babar Azam’s Pakistan. However, Akhtar made a shocking claim that Pakistan will storm past India in the summit clash. “I have a feeling Pakistan and India will play in the T20 World Cup final and India will lose to Pakistan. Conditions in UAE will favour both India and Pakistan,” Shoaib Akhtar told Sports Tak on YouTube.