Pakistani preparations have begun to vent their anger at India after their defeat to New Zealand in the Champions Trophy. Yesterday, the players practiced intensively at the Dubai Stadium. During this time, the focus was on fixing their shortcomings. Fakhar Zaman’s replacement Imam-ul-Haq also joined the squad. He will likely open the innings with Babar Azam.
On the other hand, pacer Haris Rauf says that there is no pressure on the players for the match against India. The team will play its best and win the match. The weather in Dubai will be generally clear on Sunday, but there is a possibility of light rain in some northern areas during the night and Monday morning.
According to the details, the Pakistani team had a disappointing start in the Champions Trophy. They faced a 60-run defeat against New Zealand in Karachi. Now the biggest and high-voltage match of the event will be between traditional rivals Pakistan and India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Although Pakistani fans are disappointed that they will not be able to watch the thrilling match on their home soil, cricket fans in Dubai are considering themselves lucky to be able to watch their favorite cricketers in action in front of them.
The weather in Dubai has been cloudy in recent days, with rain on February 18, after which fans feared that the weather might affect the match between India and Bangladesh, but fortunately it did not.
According to the UAE Meteorological Department (NCM), the weather in Dubai will be generally clear on Sunday, however, there is a possibility of light rain in some northern areas during the night and Monday morning. The temperature will be 33 degrees Celsius during the day and 20 degrees Celsius at night.
As per the Champions Trophy rules, no reserve day has been kept for any match in the group stage, although it will be the case in the semi-finals and the final. India started well by defeating Bangladesh in their first group match, while Pakistan lost to New Zealand by 60 runs.
The Indian team has already set up its base in Dubai, while the Green Shirts arrived in Dubai from Karachi on Thursday. The players tried to fix their shortcomings by practicing yesterday. As always, this time too, the tickets for the Pakistan-India match were sold out within minutes as soon as they were available online. The lucky fans who were able to get them are already busy preparing to go to the stadium to watch the match.
Meanwhile, Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf says that we will play the match against India like a normal cricket match and will not come under any pressure. Talking to the media in Dubai, he said that the atmosphere in the team is relaxed, all the players will try to perform 100 percent.
He said that I am fully fit and had completed 10 overs in the match against New Zealand. Haris Rauf added that Pakistan has defeated India twice before at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, this time too they will work hard to win, the match strategy will be made keeping in mind the conditions.
Haris Rauf said that the team combination has been affected by the absence of Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub, however, we have several good players who will perform well.
