Members of the Pakistan cricket team. PHOTO: BCCI
The World Cup match between rivals India and Pakistan will be the most watched game in the history of cricket, according to a report, India Today reported.
The game that will likely bring the Asian subcontinent to a standstill is set to take place in Adelaide, Australia on February 15, has been sold out for six months.
“It will be unlike any cricket match ever seen in Australia,” said an anonymous World Cup official, as quoted by The Australian.
Interestingly, Pakistan has not ever won a match against India during the prestigious tournament – the latter, since 1992 of their first meeting, incidentally when Australia and New Zealand hosted the World Cup – have won all five games.
The clash between the rival countries is “expected to attract more than a billion viewers,” the report added.
The game will “eclipse the 988 million who watched the two neighbouring nations clash in their 2011 World Cup semifinal,” according to The Australian.
India beat Pakistan by a mere 29 runs in that groundbreaking clash, with Indian star player Sachin Tendulkar achieving player of the match, according to ESPN.
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Could doubters such as Daveed, explain how Pakistan fielders dropped four (4) Tendulkar dollies in that Semi-final? Well make it (5) because Kamran Akmal also fumbled a tough one off the bowling of Afridi! Pakistan batters were then perfectly placed on 70-1 after 13.Overs or so, and then started giving there wickets away playing unnecessary strokes which eventually dried up the runs. Then, the Pakistan batters and management also forgot to take a (batting power play) until Misbah was joined by the tail! Misbah along with Younis Khan batted as if they were battling to save a day (5) test, rather than a ODI match requiring just (4) runs an over!
This will be an unfair match between two teams: one team playing in Australian conditions for last 3 months, other recently arrived, one team is dominated by batsmen other will be dependent on bowling magic of mostly inexperienced attack.
This time it would be different.
Mere 29 runs? How much should we have lost with, 290? 29 runs is a big number in one day cricket
and Pakistan will surely lose to India under the policy of "reconciliation" with India followed by the corrupt criminal ruling class of Pakistan