India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Preview: Team India had their first training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Friday ahead of Sunday's big clash with Pakistan and began training straight away.

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Also, there's been a tussle for the 'finisher' role in the Rohit Sharma-led side. And it remains to be seen who among wicket-keeper batsmen Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant will play against Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday. However, with both wicketkeeper-batters vying for a spot in the India playing 11, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar thinks there is a way they can both be accomodated. Read on to find out:

Ind vs Pak: Team India's first training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) ahead of T20 World Cup opener match against Pakistan

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India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Match: Team India's Warm Up Matches so far

India vs Western Australia Warm Up Match 1: India beat Western Australia by 13 runs in their first warm-up match before the T20 World Cup 2022. 
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India vs Western Australia Warm Up Match 2: India were comprehensively beaten by 36 runs as the Indian batting, barring stand-in skipper KL Rahul 74 (55), collapsed when they played Western Australia Cricket Association XI in the second practice match in Perth on Thursday.
Also Read: India vs Western Australia XI 2nd Warm Up Match Highlights: KL Rahul's 74 in vain as India stunned in IND vs WA Practice Game

India vs Australia Warm Up Match: In India's third warm up match, Mohammad Shami made a stunning comeback from injury India pulled off a 6-run win over Australia in Brisbane on Monday.
Also Read: IND vs AUS Warm Up Match Highlights: Mohd Shami sizzles in 4-wicket over as India edge out Australia in practice game 

India vs New Zealand Warm Up Match: While India's final warm-up match vs new Zealand at The Gabba in Brisbane was abandoned due to rains, Pakistan's clash against Afghanistan was called off midway due to the downpour.
Also Read: NZ vs IND T20 World Cup Warm up Match LIVE: India vs New Zealand abandoned due to rain at Gabba, Brisbane 

 

India vs Pakistan: Here are the squads that will play the IND v PAK Super 12 match

ICC World Cup 2022 INDIA Squad: Rohit Sharma,Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav

Reserves: Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd Siraj, Shreyas Iyer

Also Read: Indian Cricket team T20 world cup squad: Check full schedule, standby players, match timings and more

ICC World Cup 2022 Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir

Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani

Also Read: ICC T20 World Cup 2022 - Pakistan full squad and match schedule: Winners or chokers - which Pak side will turn up in Australia?