As Pakistan and India gear up for a crunch match scheduled for February 15, as part of the world cup 2015 tournament, former captain Javed Miandad said nothing less than 300-325 runs could challenge India’s strong batting.
With the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane and Mahendra Dhoni as India’s batting pillars, Miandad advised green shirts to hit big right from the beginning.
“Misbahul Haq, Younus Khan, Shahid Afridi and Ahmed Shehzad need to adjust quickly in a short time; two of the top-order batsmen should score heavily and then the rest could chip in with 30s and 40s to give the scoreboard a solid look,” he said in an article published on the ICC website.
Speaking about the stress of playing against the arch rivals, the former captain said having the India-Pakistan clash earlier in the tournament will help take off some pressure from both the sides and let them concentrate more on their remaining pool matches.
Miandad also called on the national team to ignore its ‘horror stats’ against India of having never beaten it in a World Cup match.
