Today i.e. on 9th June, India and Pakistan will clash in an important match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Both the teams would definitely want to win this match. There has always been an exciting clash between India and Pakistan in ICC events.

However, India has always put pressure on Pakistan. Before this match, many former players like Wasim Akram, Sunil Gavaskar, Waqar Younis and Harbhajan Singh predicted their winning team on Star Sports. While on one hand everyone said that India can win the match against Pakistan, on the other hand Waqar Younis believed that the New York pitch will help the fast bowlers of the Pakistan team a lot.

Harbhajan Singh said on Star Sports video, ‘India’s batting is much better than Pakistan. Talking about bowling, we have Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Mohammad Siraj are also performing very well. Arshdeep Singh has also done his job well. The Indian team is much better than Pakistan.’

Wasim Akram said, ‘If we talk about the record, then the Indian team is much better. The better team is a strong contender to win the match. I would like to go with India at 60% while I would say Pakistan at 40%. However, in T20, a good innings or an excellent spell can change the match. Everyone is eagerly waiting for the upcoming match.’

Indian team is a strong contender to win the match against Pakistan: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Navjot Singh Sidhu said, ‘I think the Indian team is more balanced than Pakistan. The team has three quality all-rounders and 6 to 7 bowling options. The batsmen are also in very good form. This is why I would say that India is a strong contender to win the match.’

Waqar Younus said, ‘My prediction and my heart says that Pakistan will win this match. In this tournament, I have seen that the New York pitch has helped the fast bowlers a lot. Pakistani bowlers can be seen performing well here.’

Sunil Gavaskar said, ‘India will win this match. The pitch is very good and we have four fast bowlers to perform well here. Rohit Sharma also scored a half-century in the last match. Rishabh Pant also batted very well. The Indian team is looking very good.’

Irfan Pathan also predicted the victory of the Indian team

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan said, ‘I think India will win the match because our team is very strong. However, it remains to be seen for whom the pitch proves to be more helpful. The New York pitch helps the fast bowlers a lot and the ball also swings continuously. It is possible that Pakistan may come on the field with 4 fast bowlers in this match. I hope that Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli bat well for India in the first 6 overs.’

Former Pakistani player Rameez Raja said, ‘I think India is a strong contender to win this match. They have ticked all the boxes. Pakistan has to work very hard. If the conditions are right then India is far ahead of Pakistan. But it will be interesting to see who the pitch helps more.’

Tom Moody said, ‘I think India is 70% favourite to win this match. This is also because they know a lot about the New York pitch. I am eagerly waiting for this match.’

Former Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu said that toss will be the main factor but the Indian team will win this match. According to Piyush Chawla also the Indian team can defeat Pakistan in the upcoming match.