Every Indian cricket fan is rooting for it Afghanistanwin in their final Super 12 clash against New Zealand on Sunday t20 world cup 2021. The reason for this is that if Mohammad Nabi and men beat the Black Caps, then Team India will reach the semi-finals. This is the only way India can stay in the competition otherwise, they will be eliminated.
But former India opener Aakash Chopra has predicted the opposite. He has backed the Kiwis to overtake Afghanistan in Sunday’s all-important clash.
Speaking in his latest YouTube video, Chopra said that New Zealand have a strong team that can easily beat Afghanistan in the competition in Abu Dhabi.
“You know how things go with my predictions so now I’m trying to reverse the jinx. I’m saying New Zealand will win because it’s a better team and when I’m saying they will win it’s possible that the prophecy will be reversed.
New Zealand may be sitting second in the points table, but India are at the top of the group with a best run rate of +1.619. However, India’s fate depends on the New Zealand vs Afghanistan match. Chopra said it was not “appropriate” for India to go into the semi-finals without beating Pakistan or New Zealand.
“It’s a very interesting situation… India haven’t beaten Pakistan or New Zealand, and only beat Afghanistan (among the big teams). If India manages to qualify for the semi-finals by beating Afghanistan, how is it fair?
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If New Zealand cannot beat Afghanistan, it has no right to reach the semi-finals. And Afghanistan is thinking ‘I have lost to India, but I need to beat New Zealand’. This is not the kind of tournament you want. To be honest, I don’t like this group much,” he adds.
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