'Bad for subcontinental cricket': Gambhir hammers Pakistan, gives verdict on IND vs PAK rivalry

The Indian cricket squad crushed the Pakistan cricket team in their ICC ODI World Cup encounter last weekend, October 14, 2023. The decision to bowl first by Rohit Sharma at the Narendra Modi Stadium was a calculated one. Babar Azam's team was unable to score more than 191 runs in 42.5 overs. Owing to their efforts, Team India beat Pakistan in only 30.3 overs, by 7 wickets.

3 things you need to know 

• Team India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in a convincing victory
• Pakistan has not yet defeated India in the Cricket World Cup
• Bangladesh will play Team India on October 19, 2023

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Gautam Gambhir makes a huge statement about India’s victory 

Former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has shared his thoughts on the present gap in cricket between India and Pakistan. He stresses how the Indian team under Rohit Sharma's leadership is dominating the subcontinent and how that can affect cricket on the subcontinent. India easily defeated Pakistan in the most recent ODI World Cup 2023 match, owing to noteworthy batting efforts from Rohit Sharma and the squad.

Talking on Star Sports Gambhir highlighted that in their competition with Pakistan, India has always been on top. He feels that it wouldn't be a hotly contested battle if India and Pakistan were to play a bilateral series right now. He said: 

Hammering along with domination. You use this word very rarely, that too when you are playing against Pakistan. If you see the results, Pakistan used to hammer India like this for a long time. However, for the last many years, India have dominated. This is bad for subcontinental cricket. We always used to say that if we have an India-Pakistan series, it will be competitive. An India-Pakistan series is not going to be competitive at all because there is a massive difference between the two sides,

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Gautam Gambhir praised Jasprit Mumrah and Kuldeep Yadav for their performance 

If any captain has Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, it is a huge luxury. Out of 50 overs, you get 20 overs from bowlers who can give you wickets anytime. You were comparing Jasprit Bumrah with Shaheen Shah Afridi. Jasprit Bumrah's first spell was under the 2 PM sun and he hardly gave any runs in his first four overs,

Team India is undefeated in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 so far and have beaten teams like Australia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Rohit Sharma and his team will now knock horns against Bangladesh on Thursday, October 19, 2023.