Pakistan's Babar Azam confident of win over India in T20 World Cup opener on October 24
The Hindu
Pakistan made UAE its home venue after international teams showed reluctance to tour Pakistan citing security concerns.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is confident that his side will defeat arch-rivals India in its opening clash of the T20 World Cup as it is more familiar with the conditions, having played mostly in the UAE for the past three-four years.
Pakistan will take on India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on October 24. They head to the fixture on the back of an unbeaten record at the venue, having recorded six T20 International wins here.
"We've been playing cricket in UAE for the past 3-4 years and we know the conditions really well," Azam was quoted as saying by the ICC.
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