Former Pakistan skipper Sidra Nawaz was requested to weigh in on the age-old debate between the followers of the 2 cricketing nations as to who she thinks is the higher participant, Virat Kohli or Babar Azam. “I like them each however personally I select Virat Kohli,” Sidra informed IANS. Virat Kohli has solidified his legacy as maybe one of many best batters within the historical past of the sport. The 35-year outdated, who can also be the ICC Males’s ODI Cricketer of the 12 months 2023, has had a stellar profession which has seen him play greater than 500 video games throughout the three codecs. Kohli’s most profitable format has been ODI’s as he has scored 13,906 runs in 295 video games.
Kohli had spent 1258 days because the primary ranked ODI batsman on this planet earlier than he was dethroned by Babar Azam in April 2021. The Pakistan batter, who lately stepped down from white ball captaincy, was overtaken by Shubman Gill in 2023 however regained his place in December 2023 and nonetheless sits on the high of the leaderboards.
With the Ladies’s T20 WC now in full move, India might be hoping to bounce again after a 58-run crushing defeat by the arms of New Zealand. Their subsequent opponents alternatively, Pakistan, are coming off a powerful 31 run victory over Sri Lanka of their opening encounter.
Sidra Nawaz believes that despite the fact that India has traditionally dominated the fixture, Pakistan’s momentum can put India beneath stress of their match-up.
“If we check out the previous conferences then majority of the occasions India has received however on this World Cup Pakistan began off robust with a stable win over Sri Lanka and India was unable to win towards NZ and have been bundled out early. Pakistan may need the higher method heading into the sport and hopefully will put India beneath stress within the recreation,” Sidra additional added throughout an interplay arrange by 1xbat cricket predicta.
Nawaz participated in home cricket for the likes of Lahore, Punjab, Federal Capital, Greater Training Fee, Omar Associates, Saif Sports activities Saga, and State Financial institution of Pakistan.
Nawaz took to the worldwide stage in 2014, debuting towards Australia in August, 2014. Nawaz went on to partake in quite a few ODI and T20 World Cups, spanning from 2014 to 2023. Nawaz was nominated because the captain of the Pakistan A crew in 2021, taking over West Indies in an T20I. Sidra was thought-about as a real chief and nice of her nationwide facet.
The veteran additional said that India and Pakistan ought to start enjoying bi-lateral sequence as nicely and claimed that India ought to journey to Pakistan in 2025 for the Champions Trophy.
“Sure positively (On whether or not India and Pakistan ought to play extra typically), I feel we lack as a result of we won’t play bilateral sequence between one another. I can not touch upon this as a result of it is the choice of the governments however as a participant I imagine we must always play at the very least one sequence a yr.
“India ought to positively come to Pakistan, Pakistan went to their nation to play the 2023 ODI WC as nicely. Quite a lot of international locations are touring to Pakistan, England and Pak will start a check sequence in two days (October 7). India have performed on all of the pitches world wide, it is time they expertise our pitches as nicely,”she concluded.
–IANS
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