Pak no threat to India in WC, believes Azhar

Pak no threat to India in WC, believes Azhar
Having led India to three World Cup victories against Pakistan, former captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels that the defending champions face no serious threat from their arch-rivals in the muchhyped encounter between the two sides in the cricket World Cup.

“India-Pakistan is always a big game. We have not lost to Pakistan in the World Cup and that will play on everyone’s minds while going into the match. I believe that India have a good side and if they play well, I don’t think that Pakistan will pose such a big threat,” he said.

Azhar though realises that the battle will not be easy after the Pakistan game on February 15 in Adelaide and India, who have not fared well in Australia so far, will then need to be more consistent in order to retain the title. “It’s not very easy to make their way into the final-four. They will have to play well consistently. I think they need to win more matches so that the confidence levels are high. If they start losing matches, it becomes very difficult to make a comeback,” he said.

“They have the side, they have the talent but eventually it boils down to how fit the team is and how well they adapt to different situations during the ODI games,” he added. Having lost the Tests against the hosts and not being able to reach the tri-series final, India’s fortunes are resembling the 1992 Australian summer when they failed to make the World Cup semi-finals
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