The 1992 Pakistan World Cup winner believes it could be the match of the tournament; India will miss the injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya, while New Zealand play with a smart team
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00:00 sure you're looking forward to this battle of the unbeatens. India versus New Zealand,
00:03 it's going to be a great contest. India have aced the competition by playing some flawless cricket
00:08 and they are ahead in this race to World Cup glory by a long way. New Zealand on the other hand may
00:13 not have India's flamboyance but they get the job done through following certain process and on the
00:19 day they can even surprise the mighty Indians. Now India will not have the services of Hardik
00:24 Pandya, the all-rounder and it'll hit them quite badly because he's such a great connectivity
00:29 between mainstream batting lineup and the tail and also gets the job done whenever India is in
00:35 a crunch situation with the bat and with the ball. He eyeballs the opposition, has a great body
00:40 language and so as an all-round athlete his services will be missed. But Shami may get a
00:46 go-ahead in this competition in the playing 11 and on the day he is a match winner for India and he
00:53 needs to be tried and tested. New Zealand on the other hand will be wary of what India can be as a
00:59 challenge but I'm sure they'll look at the process how to get the job done, they'll look at the
01:04 conditions. They're such a smart team and they are an all-round team. They've got some very exciting
01:09 young players thrown in the playing 11 as well so I think they'll be more than competitive against
01:15 India. It's going to be a great contest. I think India will have the edge because playing at home
01:20 in front of a packed house that'll cheer for them that they've got their 12th men ready cheering for
01:24 them. Overall probably the best contest of this World Cup so far.
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