The excitement around the India vs Pakistan game in the 20-20 World Cup is at its highest as the mouth-watering clash is just three days away. The two teams are once again raring to go against each other after playing two thrilling matches last month in the Asia Cup.
The are several stars who’re eager to take the field in the epic clash which makes it tough for both captains to select their playing XI. For India, Rohit Sharma faces a huge conundrum between Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant.
Meanwhile, Pant has said that he is eager to take on the arch-rivals. The wicketkeeper batter just wants to live that feeling of playing against Pakistan once again. He has said that it’s always a special feeling playing against the neighbours as there is always hype around the game.
“It’s always special playing against Pakistan because there is a special hype around that match as always,” Pant said to the 20-20 World Cup website.
“There are so much emotions involved, not only for us, but the fans and everyone. It’s a different kind of feeling, a different kind of ambience when you go on to the field and when you take on the field, you see people cheering here and there. It’s a different atmosphere and when we were singing our national anthem, I actually get goosebumps.”
Pant also went down the memory lane and remembered his partnership with Virat Kohli at the 20-20 World Cup 2021. He said that batting with Kohli always helps younger players as the 33-year-old can teach how to go through situations.
“He (Kohli) can actually teach you how to go through situations, which might help you in your cricket journey going forward, so it is nice batting with him as always,” Pant said.
“It’s good to have someone with a lot of experience batting with you because he can take you through how to take the game on and how to maintain that run-a-ball pressure kind of thing”, he added.
It will be interesting to see who gets a chance to play between Pant and Karthik in the high-octane clash on Sunday. The team management might go with Karthik who has been in better form with the bat as compared to Pant.
