‘Virat Kohli Handled Defeat Against Pakistan With So Much Grace’, Says Former Pakistan Women’s Skipper Sana Mir

Dubai, October 26: Former Pakistan girls's skipper Sana Mir reckons that the Babar Azam-led facet's emphatic victory over India within the ICC Men's T20 World Cup justifies their tag of being the favourites of successful the match.

Pakistan had handed India ten-wicket hiding on Sunday on the Dubai International Stadium. This was the primary time that Pakistan managed to win a T20I by ten wickets. Also Read | India Playing XI vs New Zealand Prediction: Here’s Likely Line-up of IND for T20 World Cup 2021 Match Against NZ.

"It was incredible to see Pakistan beat India by ten wickets; I think every Pakistani has been waiting for this win for quite some time. It is the first time Pakistan has beaten India at an ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and they did it in quite a grand style. It was one of the most immaculate performances that I've seen from Pakistan's men's team, they were outstanding in all three departments; I don't recall one mistake, they were quite brilliant," Mir wrote in her column for ICC. Also Read | AFG vs SCO Stat Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: Mujeeb ur Rahman, Rashid Khan Dismantle Scotland.

"Shaheen Shah Afridi set the tone with the ball with the two big wickets at the top and he was really well supported by all the bowlers and there was great energy in the field. It felt like everyone knew exactly what their role was, there was a lot of clarity which I'm a big advocate of. Mohammad Rizwan's first six set the tone with the bat and I can say plenty about his partnership with Babar, but it won't do justice to how well they batted," she added.

Further speaking about Virat Kohli, Mir mentioned, "Virat Kohli handled the defeat with so much grace and I admire his sportsman's spirit, it's really good to see the top athletes, who are role models, behaving in the way he did. It shows a lot of security within, and it means they have a lot of confidence to bounce back so I won't be surprised if India bounces back very quickly and in a big fashion and I hope we can see Pakistan and India play each other again in this tournament."

"With this performance, Pakistan has definitely become one of the favourites for the tournament, but it was heartening to see Babar and Shaheen not get carried away when in front of the media, they were focused on the next games. It is a great sign that they are staying level-headed and shows the team is going in the right direction," she added.

Rizwan (79*) and Babar (68*) did not give any likelihood to India bowlers to come back on prime as the 2 batsmen dominated the proceedings. Pakistan chased down the goal of 152 with out dropping a wicket as India appeared clueless of their opening match.

This was the primary time that India misplaced a T20I by ten wickets. Coincidentally, this was additionally the primary time that Pakistan gained a T20I by ten wickets.

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