India vs Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup, Game 4
Tomorrow, 9:00 am on starsports.com
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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- Traditional rivals India and Pakistan will resume their cricketing hostilities when they square up against each other here tomorrow in a Group D clash of the Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead.
The two Asian giants could not keep their date in second round clash at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies following their shocking first-round exits, but this time around their high-profile clash is expected to provide thrills galore.
It will be for the first time in over a decade and half that India will play Pakistan without stars like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravidand Sourav Ganguly, with the trio not being present to lend a dash and verve to the top order.
Similarly, Pakistan will be without their celebrated stars likeInzamam-ul Haq, Mohammed Yusuf, Abdul Razzak and Shoaib Akhtar, who was a late casualty having being sent back on disciplinary grounds.
However, despite the fact that both teams will have some new faces, that will definitely not dilute any of the heat that an India-Pakistan match usually generates.
Both teams may have new captains but the importance of this high-voltage clash is definitely not lost on any of them.
"For us, any game against India is very special. My team is working hard and they are keen to go out and give their best against India," said Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni too was confident that young Indian guns were capable of handling the high pressure match.
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