Dubai as venue gives Pakistan edge over India in T20 World Cup: Babar | Cricket News – Times of India

Karachi: Pakistani captain Babar Azmi Believing that the knowledge of playing a lot of matches in Dubai gives his team an advantage over India when they face off in their opening league matches of ICC T20Is. world Cup on 24 October.
Pakistan have had little success against India in ICC tournaments except for the 2017 Champions Trophy final at The Oval, but they have played 36 matches at the Dubai International Stadium. T20 International winning 21 of them.
Babar said during a press briefing ahead of the seven T20 Internationals against England and New Zealand, “The side that best executes its plans and seizes the most opportunities will be the winner.”
“I know my team is full of confidence and looking forward to the match on October 24. Seven T20Is against New Zealand and England will be important for us as we would like to win most of them so that we can get the confidence and confidence of that win. Let’s keep the momentum going. For Dubai.”
Babar admitted that the condition of Dubai Stadium will also be better suited to Pakistan than India
“UAE is like our second home and we have won many T20 matches there and also became the number one team in the world. So, yes, it is an added advantage and will give more motivation and confidence to our players.”
But the Pakistan captains cautioned that in the end it is all about preparation and converting performance into results.
“Look, the main aim is to win T20 World Cup Cup And obviously if we can start off with a win against a team like India, that will be a big boost for us for the rest of the tournament.”
Babar said Pakistan’s seven T20 Internationals against New Zealand and England at home is the right way to go into the World Cup.
“Our preparations have been very good for the mega-event and the seven matches we play against New Zealand and England will be a big help ahead of the mega-event.

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