Not IND vs PAK, but Ganguly calls this match the ‘big match’ of ODI World Cup 2023

India vs Pakistan is consistently one of the most exciting matches in world cricket, with every match being keenly awaited and fiercely contested due to the rarity of the fight in modern times. With the ODI World Cup schedule out, the hype for the tournament has already picked up pace as India-Pakistan match takes place at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who was part of some high-voltage matches of the India vs Pakistan World Cup in 1999 and 2003, came up with a very interesting take on the nature of the rivalry in recent times, in which he pitted India against Pakistan. claimed dominance. The quality has already gone down because of this.

Indian team schedule for world cup 2023:

IND vs AUS, 8 October, Chennai
IND vs AFG, 11 October, Delhi
IND vs PAK, 15 October, Ahmedabad
IND vs BAN, 19 October, Pune
India vs New Zealand, 22 October, Dharamsala
IND vs ENG, 29 October, Lucknow
India vs Qualifiers, 2 November, Mumbai
India v South Africa, 5 November, Kolkata
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He said, “There is a lot of hype about this match but its quality has not been that good for a long time because India kept winning unilaterally. In the T20 World Cup in Dubai, Pakistan beat India probably for the first time.” Former Indian captain on Star Sports.

Ganguly’s belief in India’s dominance is slightly unfounded: in 2020, Pakistan and India have played 4 T20I matches, splitting them 2–2. However, Pakistan certainly has had more important victories. A 10-wicket victory in Dubai meant that India could not make a comeback in that tournament, while Pakistan beat India in the Asia Cup at the Super 4 stage despite having lost earlier in the tournament. India’s two wins in the Asia Cup and the Virat Kohli-inspired comeback in Melbourne during the 2022 World Cup pale in comparison to those victories of Pakistan, especially as Pakistan reached the 2022 final despite the Melbourne defeat.

“India didn’t play well in that tournament (2021 T20 World Cup) but according to me, India vs Australia will be a better game in the World Cup because the quality is better,” Ganguly said. He is certainly correct in saying that India have dominated Pakistan at the ODI World Cup level: in each of the last seven editions, India have defeated their rivals with relative ease.

In fact, in the ODI format, India have won 10 ODIs since 2010 compared to Pakistan’s four. However, Pakistan beat India in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy to prove that they are capable of defeating their rivals in the longer format as well. Having said that, many would disagree with Ganguly’s assessment that India-Pakistan matches are not high quality encounters. The MCG match in the 2022 World Cup is home to one of India’s most famous T20I wins, which went down to the last ball and required a heroic effort from Kohli to avoid defeat. Equally, both the Asia Cup ties were decided in the last over of the match, first by Hardik Pandya’s finishing and then by Asif Ali’s finishing.

Whatever the case, the World Cup match at the Narendra Modu Stadium on October 15 is sure to be a packed stadium and all eyes will be glued to the TVs for both the countries, with the prospect of an India-Pakistan encounter providing drama and excitement. on one’s own.