- IND vs PAK: The Champions Trophy match is going to be held between the Indian team and Pakistan on February 23. But even before this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has found major weaknesses in the Pakistani team.
Ind Vs Pak: Champions Trophy 2025 host team Pakistan has lost its first match to New Zealand. Pakistan team now has to play its next match with the Indian team. Pakistan will want to win at any cost, otherwise the host team will be out of the trophy race. But it is almost impossible for Pakistan to win against the Indian team. Team India is already much stronger than Pakistan, on top of that, during the match with New Zealand, the three major weaknesses of the team have once again become apparent, which captain Rohit will be seen taking advantage of in the team’s next match (IND vs PAK).
Fakhar Zaman got injured
Pakistan’s opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has been injured in the first match of the Champions Trophy 2025. On the second ball of the first over of the innings, Kiwi opener Will Young played a shot towards mid-off by finding a gap with light hands. Where Fakhar Zaman ran a long distance for the ball and stopped the ball while sliding. But during this he injured himself. After which he did not even come out to open the batting, although he definitely came to bat at number four and he also tried to show some intent but was out after scoring 24 runs with the help of 4 fours in 41 balls.
The effect of Fakhar Zaman’s injury will be seen in the match (IND vs PAK), along with this the opening position of the Pakistan team can also be disturbed. Let us tell you, in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy against India, Fakhar Zaman scored the only century of the match by playing an innings of 114 runs with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes, which helped Pakistan win. However, the updates coming out about his injury now are worrying for Pakistan.
It is reported that he is not traveling with the team to Dubai for the match against India. In such a situation, it is clear that his injury is very serious and Team India will take advantage of this weakness of Pakistan and use it to win.
Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi are giving away a lot of runs
Two main bowlers of the Pakistan team Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi are conceding a lot of runs on the opposing team. Against the Kiwi team, Haris Rauf conceded 83 runs in 10 overs, while Shaheen Afridi conceded 68 runs in 10 overs. Haris Rauf also had two successes, but Shaheen Afridi could not take a single wicket. In front of Pakistan’s bowling, New Zealand easily scored 320 runs, and the team won by 60 runs. A special reason for this was the conceding of runs by Pakistan’s senior bowlers Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi. Team India will get the benefit of this in the next match (IND vs PAK).
IND vs PAK: Babar Azam is scoring more runs for himself than winning!
Babar Azam is going through a bad phase in his career these days. Babar Azam scored an average of 71 against New Zealand. He faced 90 balls, scoring 64 runs with the help of 6 fours and a six. Due to Babar Azam’s slow innings, pressure was also seen on the other batsmen, which will also benefit Team India.
Let us tell you, Babar Azam has also made a shameful record against the Kiwi team. The record for the slowest half-century in the Champions Trophy from Pakistan is in the name of Nasir Jamshed. He scored a half-century in 91 balls against West Indies in the Champions Trophy 2013. After which Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik jointly come in second place. Both the batsmen scored half-centuries in 81-81 balls.