Pakistan, despite losing its two warm-up matches against New Zealand and Australia, will be a different proposition altogether when the Netherlands takes on the former champion in their first match of the ICC World Cup at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Friday.
Babar Azam has to lead from the front if Pakistan were to make an emphatic statement and will also need the other big names to strike it rich.
In the two warm-up games Pakistan played at this venue, its batters looked in fine touch with wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan scoring a century against New Zealand and Babar once again showcasing his class even as the others like Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz , Saud Shakeel reminded about their potential to play big knocks.
