Preview Pakistan in danger of leaving their own party early After the defeat to New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan must travel to Dubai to play India, a team they have struggled to beat for several years Sidharth Monga 22-Feb-2025 • 3 mins ago Mohammad Rizwan faces a crucial game against India • AFP/Getty Images {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://img1.hscicdn.
com/image/upload/f_auto/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/396900/396989.4.jpg","caption":"Mohammad Rizwan faces a crucial game against India"} Big picture: Pakistan's fight for survival If ever Pakistan needed a miracle, it is now.
Not for the cricketers' fault, they find themselves isolated in international cricket to the extent that this is the first ICC event they are hosting in 29 years. And barely three days into the Champions Trophy , following a thrashing against New Zealand , they are staring at the exit sign of a party they waited three decades to host. To stay alive in the tournament, Pakistan must beat their arch-rivals on a slow, tired track, where India have already played and won one match , and have five spinners to choose from.
For no fault of India's cricketers, Pakistan must leave their own party and travel to Dubai because India refused to travel to Pakistan for reasons neither their board nor their government will specify. Would you blame Pakistan for feeling under siege when they must fight to even reinstate their nation's name in the official broadcast branding ? At su.