It’s no secret that Pakistan find it difficult to hang with India when it comes to cricket matches of big importance, especially the World Cups. The Greenshirts’ big moment meltdowns have been well documented so there is no point in dwelling over that.
But as they say, every dog (no pun intended at all) has its day. Trends do not hold forever, curses do not last always and bad luck does eventually fade away. We’re not guaranteeing it in an anyway, but there are wee bit signs that Team Pakistan’s day could be this Sunday.
Below are the five reasons that could see Babar Azam become the first Pakistan captain to lead his side to a maiden T20 World Cup win over India after five failures.