India vs Pakistan in ICC T20 World Cup Final? Shoaib Akhtar makes BIG claim

After India's win over Scotland, their net run rate took a huge upward hit.

Surely the fate of Team India is now in the hands of New Zealand and Afghanistan, but former Pakistan speedster ShoaibAkhtar believes it would be really good to see the two neighbours fight it out in the Final.

Taking a dig at Virat Kohli and his team, Akhtar said he would like tosee India in the final as it gives Pakistan an opportunity to beat India once again. The remarks were madeon the back of India's superb win over Scotland where they beat them in just 39 balls.

"Personally, I would India to advance to the final with Pakistan so that we can beat them again. It'll be good for cricket. It will make the World Cup even bigger," Akhtar said on his YouTube channel.

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"I would advise Pakistan not to think about what is happening around them. Their job is to beat Scotland and finish on top of the table. Yes, I would definitely want one thing. I always thought why did Pakistan play India only once? Why not play the final? And it can happen. India appeared like a scattered team after their first two losses. But good they realized their tournament was not over. It's still alive," Akhtar added.

After India's win over Scotland, their net run rate took a huge upward hit. However, still, everything for the Men in Blue relies on Afghanistan vs New Zealand clash and the 'Rawalpindi Express' said that questions will arise if Afghans come out on top.

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"India's fate is now in New Zealand's hands. If New Zealand lose [to Afghanistan] a lot of questions will be raised, I'm warning you. I'm afraid that it will become another trending topic. I don't want to get into any controversy but sentiments of Pakistanis are really high at the moment as far as New Zealand is concerned," said Akhtar.

"I think New Zealand are better than Afghanistan. If God forbid, they don't play well and lose, that will be a problem. Nobody will be able to stop social media if it happens and we have to take that into consideration," he added.