Pakistan vs India warm up T20 match today

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COLOMBO: ICC T20 World Cup is just one day away but that doesn't mean that the viewers will have to wait for 24 hours to get some live cricketing action, as there is one warm up match today that is different to others which involves the arch-rivals Pakistan and India.




Pakistani Cricket Team Captain Muhammad Hafz told that  “We 
have got good momentum, winning the series against Australasia. 
It gave us the right momentum, and I am very confident that we 
will do well,”He also congratulated the Indian cricket player 
Yuvraj Singh on his return to Cricket-back.“I would like to 
congratulate Mr. Yuvraj Singh, for the way he recovered from his 
illness. On behalf of all Pakistan team, the Pakistan Cricket Board 
and the nation, I wish him very best of health,” he said.On being 
asked to comment on resumption of cricketing ties with India, 
Hafeez called it a “positive step that will bring the governments 
together.”

The team playing against India in warm up match would also play against New Zealand and Bangladesh in Group ‘D; matches, sources said. Imran Nazir and Muhammad Hafeez will open the innings, regular one-day opener Nasir Jamshed will play one-down, Shoaib Malik at 4th, Umar Akmal at 5th. Although experts said that Kamran Akmal should be tried as opener, while Shahid Afridi and Yasir Arfaat will be playing in the lower middle order.
National team sources said that Imran Nazir and Muhammad Hafeez would play as openers and Shahid Afridi after getting fit would replace left-arm spinner Raza Hassan, while there was a proposal to field speedster Yasir Arfaat in place of Abdul Razzaque.

As fast bowlers, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir and Yasir Arfaat, while as spinners Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Muhammad Hafeez will be included in the team. If needed, fast bowler Muhammad Sami, batsman Asad Shafque, all rounder Abdul Razzaque and spinner Raza Hassan could also be given opportunity.

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