Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: ‘Pakistan has no chance of winning against India’ | Cricket News

Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan interacts with teammate Babar Azam. (Getty Images)

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has dismissed Pakistan’s probabilities of defeating India of their essential ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match on the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Citing Pakistan’s current struggles, together with their tri-nation sequence loss and an underwhelming Test sequence against West Indies, Kaneria contrasted their type with India’s resurgence following their Border-Gavaskar Trophy setback. He pointed to India’s white-ball sequence win against England and the robust performances of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami.
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“After the debacle in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, India defeated England in the white-ball series at home. They got their confidence back as Rohit and Virat scored runs, while Shami also returned to the team and silenced critics with his bowling, even taking a fifer against Bangladesh,” Kaneria advised IANS.
Kaneria singled out India’s spin assault as a key problem for Pakistan, significantly Babar Azam, who he believes struggles against left-arm spinners like Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. “India have better spinners, and Babar Azam struggles against left-arm spinners. How will he tackle Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel? On the other hand, Pakistan don’t have a good spinner, and we’ve seen Virat and other Indian batters struggle against leg-spin. This is a huge match, but Pakistan has no chance of winning on February 23,” he remarked.

Babar’s strategy in Pakistan’s opening recreation against New Zealand additionally got here underneath scrutiny, with Kaneria criticising his intent whereas chasing 321. The Pakistan batter managed 64 off 90 balls, failing to maintain up with the required run price, whereas Khushdil Shah performed a extra aggressive 69 off 49 deliveries. “I’ve seen that when Babar thinks the match is out of reach, he focuses on scoring individual runs. He didn’t show intent, while Khushdil Shah did and played a good knock. Although we lost, his innings at least made the score look better. Babar can’t justify his approach,” Kaneria stated.
He additional famous that Pakistan will battle on the gradual, dry pitches in Dubai, significantly against India’s bowling assault, regardless of the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. “Shubman Gill scored a classical century. If you don’t have the intent, it’ll be very difficult (to win against India),” he added.
India, led by Rohit Sharma, registered a six-wicket win over Bangladesh and can look to proceed their winning momentum against arch-rivals Pakistan to safe a semi-final berth.