In today's opening T20 World Cup match, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl against archrival Pakistan.
Digital Desk: India won the toss and chose to do the fielding. Rohit and Babar called as the biggest rivalry team to face a neck to neck match at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
India vs Pakistan playing 11s: Mohammed Shami returns for India, while Shaheen is back for Pakistan.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Game plan : Key matchups for today's match
1. Shaheen Afridi vs Rahul, Rohit and Virat
2. Death over specialists from India vs Asif Ali
3. Surykumar Yadav vs Shadab Khan
Ashwin has surpassed Chahal for at least two reasons. 1. Pakistan's openers, who are the foundation of the team's batting, have struggled against offspin, and 2. Ashwin provides batting cushion at #8.
This is critical when the team intends to go all-out from the start to the finish. Shami's lack of game time is intriguing, but he looked match-ready in the warm-ups against Australia.
The greatest rivalry in the history at the field of Melbourne is all set to start. Who is going to hit the winnining punch today?
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