In the India vs Pakistan match, all eyes will be on Usman Tariq, on whom the Pakistan team and its supporters are claiming that today their team will score a hat-trick of victory in the T20 World Cup. Today there will be a return of Abhishek Sharma, who did not play in the last match due to ill health. There are expectations from Hardik Pandya that he will score a lot of runs on Usman’s balls. Know who are those 7 players on whom everyone’s eyes will be fixed today.

1. Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma got a ‘golden duck’ in the first match of T20 World Cup 2026, while the opposing team was USA. Before the match against Namibia, news of Abhishek’s stomach infection came, he did not play in the second match. However, Suryakumar Yadav confirmed in the press conference that Abhishek will play against Pakistan today. In such a situation, all eyes will be on his performance, because he is known to strike with the first ball.

2. Usman Tariq

Usman Tariq is being discussed the most in the India vs Pakistan match. The reason behind this is his unique action and slight pause before releasing the ball. Before the match, India practiced by copying Usman’s balls, which clearly shows that there are many questions regarding his bowling in the Indian camp too. Today will be a real test for Tariq too. The way the Pakistan team trusts him, it is clear that there will be a lot of pressure on him too.

3. Hardik Pandya

Looking at the pitch of R Premadasa Stadium, it is believed that today the role of second fast bowler may have to be played by Hardik Pandya, who bowled the first over of the innings in Delhi. There will be expectations from him not only with the ball but also in batting. Actually, Hardik’s playing style is such that he can hit Usman Tariq’s balls. Tariq stops before releasing the ball, whereas Hardik plays a little late and rarely plays forward.

4. Babar Azam

The most experienced batsman of Pakistan team is Babar Azam, who has been out of form for quite some time. Although he scored 46 runs in 32 balls against USA, but before that runs were not coming from his bat. Even if runs were being scored, the strike rate was very low. Babar will have the responsibility of handling the innings in the middle, but Indian spinners Varun Chakraborty and Axar Patel will present a challenge for him.

5. Varun Chakraborty

Varun Chakraborty, the number-1 bowler in the ICC T20 rankings, had taken 3 wickets in just 2 overs in the last match. Reading his balls is not easy for any batsman, whereas today the pitch will also be helpful for the spinners. In such a situation, Varun can prove to be India’s star today.

6. Sahibzada Farhan

Pakistan’s opener Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant inning of 73 runs in 41 balls in the last match against USA. He seems to be in good form, he had scored 47 runs in the first match also. The last time India and Pakistan faced each other, Farhan had played an inning of 57 runs. Even today, Pakistan will be expected to get a good start from him.

7. Abrar Ahmed

All eyes will also be on right-arm leg spinner Abrar Ahmed, whose wicket celebration had earlier caused a lot of controversy. Abrar is at second place in the ICC T20 bowling rankings, he is not far behind Varun Chakraborty in the rating. Abrar took 2 wickets against Netherlands and 1 against USA, but how does he fare today at the spinner-friendly R Premadasa Stadium? Everyone will have eyes on this.