Karachi, September 25: Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad believes the India-Pakistan match of the Champions Trophy will begin on an equal footing for the arch rivals and the team that sustains the pressure will emerge as victories.
“Both the teams in my book are equally balanced. While India has a stronger batting line up despite the absence of Yuvraj Singh Pakistan has a much better and more penetrative bowling attack,” Miandad told PTI.
“Both teams have their own strengths and weaknesses but definitely having players of the calibre of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid is a big plus for India. But I think we have the bowling to seriously challenge the Indian batsmen. So the match will start on an even kneel,” he said.
Miandad feels the hype generated for the match will create a lot of pressure on the players of both the team.
–PTI