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Captain Babar Azam led by example as Pakistan beat India in a World Cup match for the first time ever with a 10-wicket romp in a Super 12 blockbuster at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

Pakistan romped to a 10-wicket triumph, a first ever at the World Cup level over their South Asian neighbours. Fans danced and sang, shouting slogans of "Pakistan zindabad", or "Long Live Pakistan".

The rivals met in a T20 International for the first time at the 2007 World Cup in Durban.

Pakistan were kings of the sub-continent from the mid-1980s to 1990s with their on-field brilliance under Imran Khan, who led them to the 1992 World Cup, before India turned the tables.

According to Shahid Afridi, the current Pakistan team is very talented although they lack experienced players. However, the team should not be underestimated and the nation should summon the spirit of 2009 and win a second T20 World Cup!

Postponed and moved twice because of the pandemic, the tournament's seventh edition kicks off on October 17 with Oman -- joint hosts with the United Arab Emirates -- taking on Papua New Guinea in a first qualifying round.

Pakistan cricket suffered due to these hasty decisions and came as set back to the efforts to relaunch the game in this cricket crazy country. Recently, the all-times legend from the West Indian Michael Holding slammed the ECB's decision to cancel Pakistan’s tour as ‘rubbish’.

Gayle left the team hotel because of "bubble fatigue" accumulated over the months playing franchise and international cricket during the coronavirus pandemic, Kings said in a statement. He will instead focus on this month's T20 World Cup.

A sense of deja vu swept the country on Friday when New Zealand abruptly pulled the plug on their first Pakistan tour in 18 years, citing a security alert. It is a massive setback for the cricket-mad nation which moved heaven and earth to project itself as a safe destination.

Virat Kohli, who has been with RCB since the inaugural IPL in 2008, announced in a video message on his team's Twitter feed that he will step down as captain of his Indian Premier League side RCB after the ongoing edition of the Twenty20 tournament.

All-rounder Nida – later awarded player of the match – rescued Blasters from a paltry two for two in their pursuit of 149. Nida Dar’s fantastic 93 not-out saw PCB Blasters to a two-wicket win over PCB Challengers in the Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day.