Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan will train at different times ahead of their big T20 World Cup match on Sunday in Colombo. Pakistan will practice in the afternoon, while India will train in the evening, with both teams also scheduled to speak to the media before their sessions. Updating on their training schedules, ICC stated, “Pakistan will have a training session at the RPICS from 14h00 to 17h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 13h45.”
“India will have a training session at the RPICS from 18h00 to 21h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 17h30,” the ICC statement added.Team India received a grand welcome when they arrived in Colombo on Friday. Local dancers and drummers greeted the team at the airport, creating a festive scene. Arshdeep Singh grabbed attention by dancing to the drum beats, which, as expected, soon went viral on social media. Head coach Gautam Gambhir looked serious and focused.India will hope to dominate Pakistan on the field. Players like Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, and either Abhishek Sharma or Sanju Samson are expected to play key roles with the bat. Abhishek is recovering from illness and will aim to bounce back after a poor start in India’s tournament opener.Arshdeep and Hardik have strong past records against Pakistan, and Ishan Kishan is in good form. Tilak Varma has performed well against Pakistan in the latest Asia Cup final and will try to continue that success.Since Sri Lanka’s pitches usually help spinners, Varun Chakravarthy could be an important bowler for India in this match.
