Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has given his thoughts on the upcoming encounter between India and Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2023 tournament which will be played on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The two sides, which do not play bilateral series with one another, only meet in the ICC and ACC events. The two sides have faced each other in the 50-over World Cup tournaments 7 times thus far since 1992 and India has prevailed over Pakistan in every instance.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly who was part of a couple of high-voltage India vs Pakistan World Cup matches himself in 1999 and 2003, came up with a very interesting opinion that India's dominance over Pakistan has led to the quality diminishing from the past.
"There is a lot of hype in this match but the quality has not been that good for a long time because India kept on winning one-sided. Pakistan probably defeated India for the first time in the T20 World Cup in Dubai," said the former Indian captain on Star Sports.
Ganguly's confidence in India's dominance is slightly unfounded: in the 2020s, Pakistan and India have played 4 T20I matches, splitting them 2-2. However, Pakistan have certainly had the more important wins.
"India did not play well in that tournament (2021 T20 WC) but according to me, India vs Australia tends to be a better game in the World Cup because the quality is better," Ganguly added.
It remains to be seen which team emerges victors when India and Pakistan clash in front of more than 1 lakh cheering fans in Ahmedabad on October 15, which will also be the first day of Navratri in India.
