Cricket’s ultimate grudge match in the desert | Global News Avenue

The last time India and Pakistan clashed in a large ICC 50 match was in 2023, in the highly anticipated Ahmedabad’s World Cup League match.

As a match, it turned out to be an anti-climax – India achieved a huge victory by dominating the dominance, comfortably chasing Pakistan’s low goal.

And, since Pakistani fans do not have a visa to go to India, the only notable existence in the country besides the cricket team is in the media center.

The promised atmosphere was very different when the ICC championship trophy clashed between rivals at the Arch at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

The International Cricket Commission (ICC) reported that tickets were sold out in minutes – the UAE has over 3.7 million Indians and nearly 1.7 million Pakistanis, and the vibrant and representative population of both countries is almost guaranteed.

But can the sea of ​​green flags in the stands inspire Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan soldiers to ignore the chances of India having to win with Rohit Sharma?

Pakistan can take comfort in the UAE’s positive record – 19 wins in 28 ODIs, plus the only T20I victory in Dubai’s 2021 World Cup.

Pakistan’s victory over India in the main campaigns in the 1980s and 90s was 18 of 24 games there.

In Dubai, India beat them twice in the 2018 Asian Cup, while both teams won one match in the 2006 Abu Dhabi series.

Trends have changed since Pakistan’s glorious era in Sharjah – India has largely dominated the new millennium, besides the occasional T20I victory.

Experienced cricket writer Ayaz Memon believes there is no reason to look at the UAE’s India-Pakistan through the prism of the past.

There is no doubt that Pakistan received huge crowd support during the Sharjah era, and the local Pathan population constituted that number. However, the team then boasted about Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Saeed Anwar, Aamer Sohail and two WSs (Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis),” Memon said.

“Participate it with the current team’s status, which has come up with some excellent results from time to time, but lacks any kind of consistency.”

Dubai’s glittering, expanding UAE city-state shows little signs of cricket – no welcome banners on the airport.

Instead, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Company’s hockey base, as the city is in full swing for the year Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Drive south, then “Ring of Fire” The appearance of the Dubai International Stadium from the expressway marks the existence of cricket.

Towering images of all eight captains in the arena, but for the next two days all eyes will be on the teams of Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Rizwan as fans around the world are waiting for fate.

It is well known to cater to broadcasters and marketing needs, the ICC always puts India and Pakistan in the same group for large competitions. This ensures at least one high-risk league conflict and has the potential to hit hard in the knockout round.

At a time when cricket is facing overexposure and its international structure are threatened by the rise of the T20 franchise league, the Indian-Pakistan competition remains its biggest box office draw.

The closeness of the ICC championship trophy, one of the big advantages of the Gaoba team format is that even a heavyweight figure, a little slip may cost the heavyweight.

“Even if you stumble in a weird game, 50 World Cups in the World Cup give you a chance to back down because there are 10 games in the game. Here, it’s important that all three group stages are going to be in the semifinals,” Indian captain Sharma said on the eve of the opening ceremony with Bangladesh.

For India Six wins Mohammed Shami’s five tickets and Quickfire Cameo from Skipper Sharma’s dynamics against Bangladesh on Thursday (consolidating his identity as future ODI captain) against Bangladesh, which beat Bangladesh in the 11,000 run score of the format.

Jasprit Bumrah’s absence – expecting him to recover from back spasms in Australia’s final test – remains a topic. However, at this wicket, the spotlight will turn to the rotator.

Pakistan’s lead in the race is a roller coaster – both unpredictable and vulnerable. Their last three ODIs depict the picture perfectly.

Ten days ago, Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha’s amazing 260-stand position Karachi, whose Pakistan-recorded Karachi chased 353 shots, in a three-game winning streak Get a place in the finals.

But just two days later, they faltered, looking plain as New Zealand Tour won five goals, denying that they raised confidence before the championship trophy.

Then on Wednesday, after their bowlers invaded early, they let the kiwis off the hook and eventually knocked down 60 defeats in the tournament opener.

This puts their support against the wall before the big match – the nasty former Pakistani great is Captain Rizwan’s statement that they will take India’s game as “just another match”.

History shows that Pakistan flourished in this situation, with the legendary Caged Tigers from their victory in the 1992 World Cup Sports Crying in the middle.

Yes, the odds are good for India, but Pakistan can never write off the soil in the UAE. After all, it’s a new day, a new battle, anything that can happen in a big game.