GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly set a target for the Pakistani cricket team ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy the country will be co-hosting with Dubai: to beat the Men in Blue.
The challenge comes in the wake of Pakistan having a not-so-good history against India in ICC tournaments.
If reports are to be believed, the Pakistan Prime Minister has said that beating India will be a real task for Pakistan in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Besides tasking the Pakistan team to beat India in the titanic clash, he also wished them good luck for the tournament and said that the entire nation stands behind them.
“We have a very good side and they have done well in recent times but the real task now is to not only win the Champions Trophy but also defeat our arch-rival, India in the upcoming match in Dubai. The entire nation stands behind them,” Sharif was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
While the tournament will begin on Feb 19, India will face Pakistan in Dubai on Feb 23.
