ICC T20 World Cup 2021: Hours before India clash, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam makes BIG claim

Hours before the high-voltage against India in ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday (October 24), Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has claimed that batting is the main strength oif his side. Babar expressed hope that Pakistan would perform good against India.

India and Pakistan are set to lock horns after around two years, after having last played in 2019 in the ICC Men's 50-over World Cup.

"I think this time our main strength is batting. The way our batters have been performing over the last couple of months, I am very hopeful that we will produce some good results due to our batting and also do better in the field," said Babar in a press conference on Saturday (October 23), as reported by the ICC.

"We have forgotten what we have done in the past and we are trying to focus on the future. We will try to do better on the field in this match and we will try to produce better results," Babar said on Pakistan`s previous performances against India.

"We are very excited to play the World Cup, very excited for this event. The mood in the camp is very confident, we are all very excited. Everybody is excited, and as you know, that the first game is always very crucial, and we will try to produce some good performances in the first game and try to carry forward those performances. We are very confident about the event and the matches coming up," he added.