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India vs Pakistan ICC T20 World Cup 2012 warm up match may not be very important given the fact that it is just a practice match and will not affect the standing of the two South Asian teams in the tournament, but both teams would go to any extent to win it. The two are sworn enemies not just off the field, but on cricket pitches too and their face-off is never without a fair share of controversies.

Given the fact that cricketing ties between India and Pakistan stand frozen except a few matches here and there, every match becomes important for both the teams. The tension is not just within the cricket stadium where match is played, but throughout the Subcontinent. A win is always given more importance and weigh than a win against any other nation even against the best team in the world, and a loss is always brings some punitive measures against the players.

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Given the pressure, every player from both the teams wishes to come up with his best ever performance and at times the matches are brilliant show of cricketing skills of both the teams.

To be true, there is not much advertisement campaign at least in India about the T20 World Cup tournament, but thanks to today’s warm up match, this will compensate for lack of any advertising. The match will be keenly watches by cricket fans across the two countries where the biggest cricket following population lives.

Right now Indian team seems to be in great shape and after its exceptional show against New Zealand and previously against Sri Lanka on Lankan surface, the team is well prepared to take on its arch rivals. Pakistani team that failed to do well against Australia in just concluded series in United Arab Emirates, was able to bag the T20 series against the Aussies. So for this small version of cricket they too seem fully prepared.

From Pakistani side Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal will be keenly watched as the two are the most gifted players of the Pak team, while from Indian side Virat Kohli and Irfan Pathan will be under lenses.

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"ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Pakistan have set the momentum, says Dav Whatmore"

Pakistan head coach Dav Whatmore has stopped short of making claims that his team can win World T20 Trophy but seemed confident that his wards will put their best foot forward during the three-week tournament in Sri Lanka starting September 18.

"We have already set a momentum. I am confident my boys will carry it into the World Cup," he added.

Although Pakistan which recently won its T20 series against Australia is being seen as a strong contender for the title, Whatmore insisted anything could happen in the volatile T20 format.

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"Other teams have also started to take this format seriously and have built specialist teams for it," he told Geo News Channel.

"We did well against Australia but T20 is a volatile format. One over can change the course of the game. It is a format where a player or a team has to be at their utmost best and that too within a short span," Whatmore stated.

The Australian coach also under pressure to deliver after reports that he too has fallen under the influence of Hafeez and other senior players and is unable to take independent decisions said Saeed Ajmal would play an important role for Pakistan in the World Cup.

He pointed out that Ajmal was a good bowler, who could get wicket on each of his ball.

Replying to another question, Whatmore said that he expected good performance from all players in each match and the warm-up games against India and England on the 17th and 19th would be very important for the team.

"Although it is a practice match against India, but the victory in this match is important," he said.

The national cricket team coach said that it was not necessary that all the players winning against Australia be retained, some changes might be made in accordance with the circumstances.

Pakistan has picked a combination of senior and young players for the tournament which it won in 2009 in England under Younis Khan's captaincy. It also lost in the final of the inaugural World T20 in South Africa in 2007 to arch rivals India.

Experts and analysts believe the current tournament could be a make or break one for many of the senior players including Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir and Umar Gul.

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"Some of the younger players are also under pressure to perform in the event notably Umar Akmal whose inconsistency remains a big problem," a source informed. (PTI)

T20 WC 2012: Pak welcomes warm up match with India

Colombo, Sept 12 (ANI): Pakistans cricket team has welcomed their warm up match that would be held with India ahead of the upcoming Twenty 20 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. The teams captain for the T20 World Cup Mohammad Hafeez, while addressing mediapersons at a news conference in Colombo, said that the match would help them perform well under pressure. Hafeez also added that their scheduled tour of India later this year is good sign for cricket and it would also go a long way in improving relations between the two countries. The Pakistani skipper also said that they were looking forward to performing well in the upcoming tournament.

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Irfan Pathan looking forward to playing Pakistan in warm-up game – Cricket News Update

Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has expressed his excitement at the approaching contest between his team and arch-rivals Pakistan, as both neighbours prepare to face each other during a widely anticipated warm-up match prior to the ICC World Twenty20 2012 in Sri Lanka this month, due to played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 17.

Strained diplomatic relations between the two countries have taken their toll on the sporting ties between India and Pakistan, who have not played a bilateral series against each other since 2007, after the terror attacks in Mumbai led to a complete freeze in relations between the two neighbours.

However, a recent thaw in the deadlock has led to the announcement of a short bilateral series in India later this year. Meanwhile, both teams have continued to play each other in international tournaments – they faced each other in a semi-final during the 2011 ICC World Cup last year at Mohali, where the Men in Blue emerged triumphant.

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Their latest encounter was during the Asia Cup held in Bangladesh – while India again won their match against Pakistan, the Men in Green went on to win the tournament.

With every encounter between the two sides causing a media frenzy and drawing huge crowds, the potency of an India-Pakistan clash may be gauged by the excitement being generated for a mere warm-up match prior to the World T20, with emotions running high on both sides.

“We are going to look forward to win that game. We are playing Pakistan after a long time,” said left-arm pacer Pathan, who will be playing his first T20I against the Men in Green since 2007. “Especially I am playing against them after a long time. Since three years I have not played against them. Really looking forward to play against Pakistan and perform well.”

India faced Pakistan for a tense final during the 2007-2008 edition of the World T20, which they won, going on to be crowned world champions. However, the two rivals have not come face to face in the next two editions of the competition – in 2009, and in 2009-2010. In the current tournament,  India and Pakistan have been placed in separate groups, but may have a chance of facing each other if they make it past the group stage.

'India on look out for ascendance against Pakistan'

Their tails up after an easy outing against hosts Sri Lanka, India would like to keep the winning momentum going when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their second warm-up game in Colombo on Monday ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 beginning on September 18.

The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team would, however, want their batsman to come good against a superior Pakistani bowling unit to maintain a clean slate ahead of their World Twenty20 opener against Afghanistan on September 19.

Though, India won comfortably against the hosts in their opening warm-up game, they certainly need to put up a better show with the bat against Pakistan, who boast of quality bowlers like Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul in their ranks.

Injury to opener Gautam Gambhir, who hurt his wrist against Sri Lanka, would be a concern for the Indians but Virender Sehwag along with other top-order batsmen need to redeem themselves against Pakistan following their dismal show with the bat in the first match.

India, in particular, would like Sehwag to fire against Pakistan and get some runs under his belt ahead of the tough battle ahead.

Virat Kohli, on the other hand, has been a consistent performer, but the young Delhi lad would look to settle down and get battle ready with a solid knock against Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Yuvraj Singh, who made a comeback to world cricket after recovering from cancer with a cameo of 34 runs against New Zealand in the second T20 game in Chennai, also needs to get some more runs under his belt.

And the match against Pakistan will provide the gutsy left-hander with an opportunity to prove that he is ready and looking forward to take on the world with the same zeal as he had left it a year ago following the critical illness.

While Suresh Raina would also look to spend some more time on the crease, Dhoni showed why he is still rated as one of the great finishers of the game against Sri Lanka the other day.

But against Pakistan tomorrow, the Indian skipper needs to be much more focused both with the bat and with his leadership skills.

Of late, Rohit Sharma has been erratic with bat which might prompt Dhoni to give Manoj Tiwary a chance ahead of their campaign opener.

The Indian bowlers led by Irfan Pathan, however, looked in good stead in the previous match and they just need to continue their positive run against Pakistan.

Pathan continued his fine run and scalped five wickets to guide India to a comfortable 26-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first practice match yesterday.

The only concern for Dhoni would be lack of wickets in pace spearhead Zaheer Khan’s kitty.

But comeback man Harbhajan Singh looked composed against the hosts and bowled a tight line, which definitely is encouraging for the team.

Pakistan, on the other hand have been a bit inconsistent in the run-up to the sporting extravaganza. They won two successive T20 matches against Australia, but their 94-run loss to the Kangaroos in the final T20 tie showed that their batsmen are vulnerable to quality bowling.

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Pakistan’s batting line-up exhibits immaturity at this level, but with the likes of Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi and skipper Mohammed Hafiz in the ranks they really have the necessary fire power to upset any side.

Young Nasir Jamshed has shown tremendous promise with the bat and the game against India would certainly test his temperament.

On the bowling front, Pakistan has a much settled line-up with off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and speedster Umar Gul leading their respective departments.

The experience of Razzaq and Afridi with the ball gives Hafiz plenty of options to dismantle any batting side.

With both the teams having tasted success at the big stage -- India winning the inaugural World T20 in 2007 and Pakistan lifting the trophy two years later -- an exciting battle awaits cricket loving fans of both the countries.

Teams (from):

India: M S Dhoni (captain/wicket-keeper), Gautam Gambhir, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Piyush Chawla, Ashok Dinda, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh.

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat.


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