ICC Champions Trophy 2017: India vs Pakistan Predictions and 4th ICC ODI Match Reports

ICC Champions Trophy 2017: India vs Pakistan Predictions (Ind vs PAK): Started from 1st June as per schedule. Here we will see the Prediction of every upcoming match of ICC Champions Trophy 2017. You can book tickets of ICC Champions Trophy too. This time ICC match is being held in England and Wales between 1 and 18 June 2017.

The fourth Match will be played in between India vs Pakistan (Ind vs Pak) at Edgbaston, Birmingham at 10:30 AM(Local) and 03:00 PM (IST) on 02nd June 2017.

ICC Champions Trophy 2017: India vs Pakistan Match Preview

Never before an India-Pakistan clash has been clouded by a hype greater than that of the match itself. Never before has the focus not been on the most anticipated clash of the year – now that there are ICC tournaments every year – than before this Champions Trophy.

All this for what? In Virat Kohli words, for spreading rumours that people make a livelihood off.

Also in Kohli’s words, we find the reassurance that there’s absolutely nothing there to be made an issue of and that the team is focussed on the Champions Trophy and nothing but.

Not in Kohli’s words, though, are the answers to the questions like why were the differences, if any, between the captain and the coach, to which he admitted, albeit slyly, not resolved before the beginning of such an important tournament.

All said and done, the focus, at least for the next 24 hours or so would be where it should rightfully be, and the clash, out of which more things are made out than any other issue, would be expected to live up to the expectations.

The last time the two sides met for a 50-over match was in the 2015 World Cup. It is a pity, really, that the last encounters are to be mentioned here and are not a matter of fact or written on the tip of the tongue.

Match Preview

Edgbaston has been high scoring match and both teams are too strong to either chase the large score match like today or they can easily make it approx 300+ runs

India have beaten Pakistan 11 times in ICC events – the joint most a team has beaten an opposition. In Champions Trophy though, Pakistan have a 2-1 advantage over India.

Junaid Khan has dismissed Virat Kohli thrice in 22 deliveries, conceding just two runs. Against Wahab Riaz, Kohli has scored 67 off 63 balls, getting out just once.

MS Dhoni has scored 1226 runs in 29 innings against Pakistan at 58.38 and a strike rate of 91.28. His biggest nemesis from Pakistan has been surprisingly Shoaib Malik, who has dismissed him four times.