India’s former T20 World Cup winner predicts Team to upset Pakistan in 2024 edition

I Pakistan The cricket team has had a tough time in the recent series, which is contributing to their momentum going into the tournament ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Their five-match T20I series against them New Zealand at home they tied 2-2, the first match was washed out due to rain. After this, Pakistan registered a 2-1 series win against them Ireland. However, their performance also dipped in the four-match T20I series against them In Englandthey lost 2-0, with two games left due to rain.
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Former Indian cricketer and T20 World Cup 2007 the winner Robin Uthappa recently appeared as a guest Ravichandran AshwinYouTube channel. During the show, Uthappa shared his thoughts on the upcoming T20 World Cup, highlighting a potential upset for Pakistan in the group stage. Pakistan are placed in Group A in parallel India, Canada, Ireland and the United States of America (USA). They will play their first game against the USA on June 6.
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When asked by Ashwin about which team could take on Pakistan, Uthappa was quick to point to Ireland. He believed Ireland could beat Pakistan, citing Pakistan’s history of inconsistency, particularly in ICC tournaments.
“Ireland could cause an upset. Ireland is in the same group as India, Pakistan, Canada, and the USA. So, where does the anger come from?” Ashwin asked.
“Pakistan. I was waiting to answer when you asked the question,” replied Uthappa.
Ashwin taunted Uthappa recalling that Ireland’s last significant win was in 2022 when they beat England, who went on to win the tournament. Despite this, Uthappa remained firm in his belief that Ireland could exploit Pakistan’s weaknesses. Uthappa insisted that Ireland could exploit Pakistan’s well-documented vulnerabilities, such as their consistent play. He noted that Pakistan often suffer surprise losses in major tournaments, and their absence from the field could give Ireland the opening they need to secure an upset win.
“Lwhen the team was upset by Ireland, that team won the World Cup. England lost to Ireland in that World Cup and won the World Cup. So you suggest anything like that?,” said Ashwin.
“It just so happened that Pakistan was one of the teams where in the tournament, especially in the ICC tournaments, they are always upset by someone. There is one of those games. See, their field has always been very good. we saw it in the recent Asia Cup that it happened. I think, all along, actually, Pakistan’s performance has been very shady in that sense. So I think, one of those games is going to happen where they’re not going to make it. I feel like a team like Ireland would really upset them,” Uthappa concluded.
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