Former Indian cricketer, Suresh Raina said that the experience of the recently-concluded UAE leg of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be play a crucial role for the Indian cricketers when they take on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 match on Sunday in Dubai. India and Pakistan will be locking horns with each other for the sixth time in the T20I World Cup, they will enter the contest on the back of an unbeaten streak against their neighbors. 

In his column for ICC, Suresh Raina mentioned that India has a great mix of young and experienced players who would make the team capable of winning the game.

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Suresh Raina described, “Thanks to the IPL, our team has a lot of experience of playing in the U.A.E. and dealing with the conditions there which should stand them in good stead. The good thing from an Indian perspective is that there is a really strong line-up of experienced players with Virat joined by Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja as leaders of the team.”

Former Indian cricketer knows both skippers Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are very passionate and love to lead from the front.

Talking about the captains, Suresh Raina said, “This year, it will be exciting as both Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are excellent leaders, and knowing how important the game is, there will be so much passion on show from both teams. You know that the captains will set the example on that front and that passion filters through to the rest of the team.”

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He further added, “Babar is one of the leading T20I batters in the world. Like Virat Kohli, he is proof that good batting and good captaincy go hand in hand.”