The stage is all set for the biggest cricketing clash of the year when Team India will lock horns with Pakistan in New York in the T20 World Cup 2024. High on confidence Rohit Sharma & Co will take on the unpredictable Babar Azam & Co at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York. The excitement around India vs Pakistan T20 WC 2024 clash is so much that reports suggest that tickets for the high octane clash is being sold in black at Rs 8 to 10 lakh. In the meantime, Shaheen Afridi's video is going viral on social media when he encountered a group of Team India fans.
A sikh man's advice to Shaheen Afridi is going viral on social media. One of the men standing there and shooting video asks the Sikh man if he is from Punjab. The Sikh man says, "I have come from Vancouver to watch India vs Pakistan."
Shaheen can be seen sitting comfortably with the Indian fans. The Pakistani bowler can be heard saying, "Take care of yourself and your family (Sabhi Apna Khayal Rakhen)." On this, the Vancouver man says, "You don't have to bowl good tomorrow." Another Indian fan then quipped, "Consider Rohit (Sharma) and Virat (Kohli) as your good friend." Then a woman can be heard saying, "May the best team win."
India vs Pakistan: New York pitch under scrutiny
On Sunday, a bustling Long Island region in New York will have a taste of what India-Pakistan rivalry is all about when the two teams clash in a highly-anticipated Group A clash of 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup at the pop-up Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
But heading into this marquee contest, with tight security around due to a previous terror threat, how the drop-in pitches at New York would behave on Sunday has everyone talking about it. With pitches not getting much time to bed in and be more prepared for the mega event, the matches at New York haven’t made for balanced cricket, with ICC acknowledging that they are working hard to get the pitch right for the remaining games at the venue.
Excessive seam movement and highly variable bounce meant it produced really low batting scores in the three matches held here so far, and some safety concerns were raised when Rohit Sharma had to retire hurt after being hit on the shoulder, while Rishabh Pant was hit on the elbow in the clash against Ireland.