Pakistan to face India on Saturday in the ICC World Cup 2019 and opener Imam-ul-Haq described the game to be of “huge-pressure” nature.
Currently Imam-ul-Haq is in fine form and acknowledging the same he said the team is relying on him and Babar (Azam).
He added Saturday’s match is a must-win game for Pakistan as the side has lost the previous match against Australia by 41 runs and the team’s ranking has slipped to 8th place in the World Cup points table.
He further said there are lot of mysteries behind India and Pakistan match and the team need to just focus on cricket strengths.
Meanwhile, Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed too said matches against India are always big occasions in ICC tournaments and his boys will give their best in Manchester.
India always has remained unbeaten against Pakistan in World Cup and the boys of Sarfaraz Ahmed need to step up their talent to bar one more defeat.
India-Pakistan matches are always of huge-pressure game and companies are in run trying to accommodate their brands a spot during the live telecast. Ahead of the first arch-rival match this World Cup media planners are packed up with schedules and rates of ad slots are touching high sky, up to Rs 20 lakh per 10 sec.
In ICC World Cup 2015 India-Pakistan match generated 288 million viewers and about Rs 110 crore in advertising revenues.
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