Irfan Pathan fires shots at Babar Azam

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan made a comparison between Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Indian cricketer Virat Kohli ahead of their highly anticipated match in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Taking over his social media platform, Pathan pointed out that Kohli has a better batting average against Pakistan compared to Azam's average against India. He suggested that the pressure would be on Babar Azam to perform in this important match.

"Babar Azam’s Avg against India is 28. Virat Kohli’s Avg against Pakistan is 55. Clearly Virat is far ahead. Babar will feel the heat to perform on this big match today. #indvspak2023," Pathan said on X.

Babar Azam’s Avg against India is 28. Virat Kohli’s Avg against Pakistan is 55. Clearly Virat is far ahead. Babar will feel the heat to perform on this big match today. #indvspak2023

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 14, 2023

The match between Pakistan and India in the World Cup will be their eighth encounter. Rohit Sharma is determined to continue India's tradition of victory against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Azam is eager to make history as the first Pakistani captain to defeat India in the 50-over World Cup.

Pakistan and India have faced each other 134 times in ODIs, with Pakistan winning 73 matches and India triumphing in 56 matches. There have been five tied matches. However, when it comes to the World Cup, India holds a dominant record, having emerged victorious in all seven of their encounters against Pakistan.