Srinagar: The former Pakistan pacer has defined the major difference between India and Pakistan cricket teams ahead of high octane Asia Cup clash.
India and Pakistan are set to clash in Asia Cup in UAE later this month.
Former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed made a huge claim as he compared the two sides.
Speaking to Paktv.tv, Pakistan’s World Cup-winning pace bowler, opined that the difference lies in the middle-order line-up in the batting department.
“The difference between the two teams lies in their batting. India’s batting is still more experienced. If a batter like Rohit Sharma clicks, he can single-handedly win the match for India. Similarly with Fakhar Zaman. If he plays with control, he can win the match for Pakistan. But the middle-order line-up of India and Pakistan, that’s the difference. Also their all-rounder, that makes a difference. Because Pakistan does not have a Hardik Pandya like all-rounder,” he said.
Hardik was part of the Indian team that had lost to Pakistan in Dubai last October. But the India star had featured in the XI solely as a batter.
Hardik thereafter made himself unavailable for selection and only returned to action in IPL 2022 where he showed his ability to play as all-rounder yet again. Following his impressive show, Hardik was recalled to the India T20I side before he cemented his spot yet again for the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.