“Won’t be easy for Pakistan to beat Canada,” says Aakash Chopra

Former Indian cricketer and renowned commentator Aakash Chopra asserted that it would be tough for Pakistan to beat Canada as the two teams are set to lock horns in an important ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 clash.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Aakash asserted that Canada possess a quality fast bowling attack which can make things difficult for under pressure Pakistan.

“You might be thinking about Pakistan’s qualification chances. They are not too far behind in net run rate and since these games are being played on such grounds, no team will be able to catch up,” stated Chopra.

“It’s difficult to beat Canada because they beat Ireland on the same ground. They have decent fast bowling and you also get a left-arm spinner in Saad Bin Zafar,” he added.

The former cricketer further revealed that he met numerous Pakistan cricket fans following their national team’s narrow defeat against India and they shared that they have been “humiliated”.

Follow us on our Official WhatsApp channel

Aakash Chopra also questioned the selection process of the Pakistan cricket team.

“Pakistan’s chances are not yet over although whichever people I met, in Manhattan and at the ground, everyone said they had been humiliated. The situation is very bad and the fans’ anger is legit. More than the players, you should be angry with the way Pakistan cricket runs, that which people you select,” said Chopra.

“If you felt that after selecting this team, especially this batting, you are making a world-beating team, it’s T20, things can and might change, but it doesn’t look like that after seeing the team. The batting does not have the might at all, how do you do that? That’s Pakistan cricket for you,” he concluded.

For the unversed, Pakistan had a disastrous start to their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign as the former champions succumbed to an upset loss against the USA in the campaign opener before falling to a six-run defeat against arch-rivals India in a blockbuster clash on Sunday.

The back-to-back defeats put Pakistan on the verge of an early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024 and they now need to beat Canada to stay alive.

On the contrary, Canada, third in Group A standings of the T20 World Cup 2024, have two points after two matches as they recovered from a thumping defeat against the United States of America (USA) in the curtain raiser to register a shocking win over Ireland.

READ: “Anything is possible,” says Canada captain ahead of Pakistan clash