After suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of India, Pakistan’s director of cricket, Mickey Arthur, expressed his belief that the Men in Green would meet India again in the final of the World Cup 2023. However, former India pacer Sreesanth has a different opinion. He believes that there is a significant gap in quality between Pakistan and India, and even India’s C team can easily beat Pakistan’s main XI. Sreesanth stated, “Mickey Arthur said we’ll meet in the final. I don’t think Pakistan can ever beat India in an ICC trophy or any other event considering the team they have. Even our C team can beat Pakistan’s main XI. Make an IPL XI of players who are not playing, even they can defeat the Pakistan team,” in an interview with Sportskeeda.
Sreesanth didn’t stop there. He continued to take potshots at the Pakistani team, saying that they couldn’t even dream of playing in such a big stadium. The India vs Pakistan clash in the Cricket World Cup took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which is the largest stadium in the world. Sreesanth added, “Pakistan cannot even dream of playing in such a big stadium. We gave them a chance, but if you play like that, you won’t get such chances again.”
In the match between India and Pakistan, India emerged victorious by 7 wickets after bundling out Pakistan for just 191 runs in under 43 overs. It was a complete performance from the Indian team, who have been impressive in the ongoing World Cup. India started their campaign with a convincing win over Australia and followed it up with a victory over Afghanistan. They then faced Pakistan and decimated them as well. Their next match is against Bangladesh on October 19 in Pune, followed by a tough game against New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22.
On the other hand, Pakistan will be looking to put the India loss behind them when they face Australia on October 20 in Bengaluru. This is a crucial match for both teams. Australia, after losing their first two matches, bounced back with a win against Sri Lanka and will be aiming to continue their winning momentum by defeating Pakistan. Babar Azam’s team has secured 2 wins from 3 matches so far.