ICC World Twenty20: Indo-Pak match today

Captain of Indian team Mahendra Singh Dhoni (left) and Captain of Pakistan team Mohammad Hafeez speaking at their respective press conferences in a city hotel on Thursday.
Captain of Indian team Mahendra Singh Dhoni (left) and Captain of Pakistan team Mohammad Hafeez speaking at their respective press conferences in a city hotel on Thursday.
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Mighty India and their arch rivals Pakistan face each other today (Friday) in their opening Group B match of the final round of the ICC World Twenty20 Cricket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The high-voltage match starts at 7.30 pm.State-owned television channel Bangladesh Television, private satellite channels Maasranga Television, G TV will telecast the match live from the stadium.Before today’s match, India played against Pakistan in five Twenty20 matches. Of them, India posted four wins while Pakistan won only one match.Earlier, India failed to reach in the semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 Cricket 2012.Captain of India team Mahendra Singh Dhoni said, “I feel it has mellowed down to some extent, whatever the reason maybe, you do not see many altercations on the field. But still you see very competitive cricket, which I feel is very important.”Captain of Pakistan team Mohammad Hafeez said, “History does not really bother us. Irrespective of whether it is good or bad, it is history. All days are not great days. You should be ready for the next day.”Squads:India (possible): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane/Stuart Binny/Amit Mishra/Varun Aaron/Mohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami. Pakistan (possible): Kamran Akmal (Wicketkeeper), Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez (Captain), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Bilawal Bhatti, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.

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