India vs Pakistan 2019 World Cup Match: Virender Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar predict winners ahead of Old Trafford clash

India vs Pakistan 2019 World Cup Match: The all-important match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will be held tomorrow.

The much-awaited high-intensity clash between India and Pakistan will eventually happen tomorrow at Old Trafford, Manchester. Given the rivalry between the two nations, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that it might just be the biggest match of the tournament.

It is the colossal significance of the match that it will allure bountiful eyeballs from all over the globe. People who haven’t been following the tournament closely are also likely to spend this Sunday in front of their TV screens.

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— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) June 14, 2019

India vs Pakistan 2019 World Cup Match

Citing the occasion, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar invited former India opening batsman Virender Sehwag for a video chat which was eventually published on the former’s official YouTube channel.

The duo discussed in length about the match and also predicted the winner of the contest. “I don’t believe that Pakistan will be able to beat India on the 16th in any way whatsoever,” Sehwag was quoted as saying on being asked to pick one side.

Much like Sehwag, Akhtar also favoured his country Pakistan. In a reply to Sehwag, Akhtar believed that toss will play a crucial role in deciding the winner of the match. “If Pakistan win the toss, they should win the match and open up the tournament. After that, any team among England, Australia, Pakistan, and India can win the tournament,” Akhtar said on his own channel.

Check Viru’s reply from 23:30 minutes in the video.

Most recently, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar also expressed his views on the match in an interview with India Today. Citing Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir as a potential threat, Tendulkar advised India captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma to not try anything different and play aggressively against the left-arm fast bowler.

Watch the full video below:

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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