Former India batter Robin Uthappa and ace spinner R Ashwin discussed which team might upset Pakistan in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan is placed in Group A of the competition along with India, Canada, Ireland, and the United States.

The tournament begins on June 1 with Pakistan playing its first match on June 6 against co-hosts USA.

R Ashwin had Robin Uthappa as a guest on his YouTube channel and asked him which team might defeat Pakistan to cause a huge upset. Uthappa said that he believes Ireland can cause an upset in Group A and he quickly responded that he believes that they can end up defeating Pakistan. 

“Ireland can potentially cause an upset. Ireland is in the same group as India, Pakistan, Canada, and the USA. So, where is the upset coming from?,” Ashwin asked in the video.

“Pakistan. I was waiting to answer when you asked the question,” Uthappa replied.

Ashwin recalled that the last time Ireland defeated a team in T20 World Cup was in 2022 when they registered a huge win over England. However, England went on to win the competition.

“The last time a team was upset by Ireland, that team went on to win the World Cup. England lost to Ireland in that particular World Cup and they went on to win the World Cup. So are you suggesting anything like that?” Ashwin said.

To this, Uthappa replied: “It's just that Pakistan has been one of those teams where, in a tournament, especially in an ICC tournament, they have always been upset by somebody. There is one of those games. See, their fielding has been particularly iffy at all times. we have seen it in the latest Asia Cup that even happened. I think, across time, in fact, Pakistan's fielding has been very shady in that sense. So I think, one of those games will happen where they will not turn up. I feel a team like Ireland can certainly upset them."

Pakistan will also clash with India in their second match on June 9 in New York.