The 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia is all set to witness the arch-rivals clash between India and Pakistan on Sunday, October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The two skippers, Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam, along with the other captains attended a press conference before the start of the tournament.
The camaraderie between the Indian and the Pakistan players has been evident to the fans from the matches. Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam too were all praise for each other at the press conference. They spoke about the bond that the players from the two countries share on and off the field.
“Ye (Rohit) bade hai mujhse, main koshish karta hu inse experience lu kyuki inhone itna serve kia hua hai toh jitni zyada sikhi jay wo accha hai hamare lie. (Rohit Sharma is older than me. I try to take as much experience as possible from him as he has been playing for a long time.),” said Babar replying to a question from a Journalist.
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There is no point in talking about the game every time against Pakistan: Rohit Sharma
The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma also responded to the question. He expressed that the players from the two teams prefer to not speak about the game. Rohit added that they instead speak about their families and how are things back home. He said,
“Jaise Babar ne bola… We understand the game against Pakistan, but there is no point in talking about it every time and creating that pressure within yourselves. Hum log aapas mein jab bhi mile jaise Asia Cup mile, abhi mile, hum puchte hai ‘ghar mein kya haalchaal hai? family kaisi hai?’ bas us cheez k bare mein hum bat karte hai (Whenever we meet the Pakistan players as we met them in the Asia Cup, and now… we talk about how are things back home, how the families are).”
Team India will be playing a couple of warm-up matches before the tournament begins. The first will take place against Australia on Monday, October 17 while the second will take place on October 19 against New Zealand. Meanwhile, Pakistan will play against England on October 17 and against Pakistan on October 19.
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