But, speaking to The Telegraph from Manchester on Friday evening, Ramiz cautioned: “Current form isn’t the be-all and end-all in such games. In the 2017 Champions Trophy, for example, India were convincing winners in the Group stage, yet Pakistan lifted themselves admirably in the final...“India, mind you, had been favoured to retain the Trophy but that wasn’t to be. While India have five points from three games, Pakistan have three from four. Postscript: Two years ago, in the Champions Trophy, India won big in the Group stage — 124 runs (D-L Method), but Pakistan were even bigger winners in the final: 180 runs. India, at one stage, had been reduced to 33 for three.

Source: The Telegraph June 14, 2019 22:52 UTC