India to take on Pakistan in ‘el Classico’ of Cricket at Pallekele International Stadium in Sri Lanka’s Kandy

India will take on Pakistan in an ‘el Classico’ of Cricket at Pallekele International Stadium in Sri Lanka’s Kandy. In line with the alert of rain issued by the island’s Department of Meteorology, there has been a light drizzle this morning, however, fans are hopeful of the rain relenting to allow a high octane clash. The arch rivals last played a One Day International (ODI) in 2019 World Cup when India had thumped Pakistan by 89 runs. India will be relying on its batting prowess at the top with Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli being in sublime form. At the same time, the return of Jasprit Bumrah is being seen to add bite to the Indian bowling attack. The game can also give something more to cheer about as Virat Kohli is only short of 102 runs to reach 13000 ODI runs to make him the only 5th batter to achieve the milestone. On the other end, Pakistan announced that they will be fielding the same eleven that played against Nepal. The side’s pace attack will be led by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah. Pakistan had convincingly defeated Nepal in the Asia Cup opener at Multan by 238 runs. After today’s game, India will take on Nepal on Monday, once again at Pallekele to complete its share of Group stage matches.