India and Pakistan face off in a blockbuster clash in the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Stadium at the moment. Pakistan has got to a flying start, with Shaheen Afridi taking the wicket of Indian opener Rohit Sharma by an extraordinary delivery pitched full, pace on the ball and Rohit getting plumed.
However, Before the start of this epic encounter players from both India and Pakistan took an oath, India going down on their knees and Pakistan touching their heart standing still. The reason behind the players taking a moment and going down on their knees (India) and touching their hearts (Pakistan) was the Black Lives Matter moment.
Indian players to showed their support for the fight against racism took the knee before the start of play against Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai on Sunday.
India get off to a poor start after being asked to bat first
Shaheen Afridi on absolute đ„
KL Rahul now departs for 3 as the Pakistan pacer delivers another wonder of a delivery!#T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK | https://t.co/UqPKN2ouME pic.twitter.com/5S5joaKo4o
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Meanwhile, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field against arch-rivals India in the Super 12 game.
India has left out Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kisan for the marquee clash against Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai on Sunday. Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy and Suryakumar Yadav have made it to the Virat Kohli-led side. On the other hand, Pakistan has left out Haider Ali.
Shaheen Afridi wracked a havoc with the new ball getting the better of India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to have Virat Kohli & Co at 6/2. The onus now lies on captain Virat Kohli to put India back on track and post a challenging total on the scoreboard as they aim to continue their winning run going against Pakistan.
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