Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is confident that his side will defeat arch-rivals India in its opening clash of the T20 World Cup.

With India and Pakistan set to face each other in a blockbuster T20 World Cup clash, Shahid Afridi feels whichever team "handles pressure better" will win the match.

Veteran batsman Shoaib Malik has been included in Pakistan's Twenty20 World Cup squad, replacing top order batsman Sohaib Maqsood.

T20 World Cup: The three players who were in the original Pakistan squad and are now left out are batsman Khushdil Shah, deputy wicketkeeper Azam Khan and pacer Mohammad Hasnain.

India will face Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Stadium on October 24.

The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday that chairman Ian Watmore was stepping down with immediate effect, following criticism of the decision to cancel a tour of Pakistan.

In a recent interview with Cricket Pakistan, Wasim Akram revealed why he has never coached the national team.

Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding said on Tuesday that England's decision to cancel tours to Pakistan amounted to "western arrogance".

Babar Azam is currently in the 10th position in the list of highest run-getters in men's T20 internationals, having scored 2204 runs in 56 innings at an average of 46.89.

Mohammad Abbas said that Pakistan felt "hurt" by the "strange" decision of English cricket chiefs to cancel tours for their men's and women's teams.

Former spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes that England's cricketers would happily tour Pakistan and says his country deserved better having travelled the other way at the height of the pandemic.

Wasim Khan was hired on a three-year contract in 2019 by PCB. He had organised Pakistan's tours of England and then New Zealand amid severe Covid-19 restrictions last year.

Inzamam-ul-Haq complained of breathing difficulties on Monday evening and the former Pakistan captain underwent an emergency angioplasty.

Pakistan's former captain and most capped player Inzamam-ul-Haq had to undergo an emergency angioplasty at a private hospital in Lahore after complaining of heart-related issues and breathing difficulty.

Exactly 14 years ago, India took world cricket by storm, winning the maiden T20 World Cup in South Africa by beating Pakistan by the narrowest of margins in the final.

Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has expressed his disappointment at New Zealand and England abandoning their tours of Pakistan.

Newly appointed Afghanistan cricket chairman Azizullah Fazli said that he would visit neighbouring Pakistan later this week to invite the side for a One-Day series.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said on Tuesday he felt "used and then binned" after England cancelled a white-ball tour for next month.