Handle the pressure and enjoy the game against Pak, Suresh Raina tells Team India

Calm your nerves, focus on the process and play 40 overs of good cricket, is Suresh Raina’s mantra for success in games involving Pakistan, but the former India cricketer adds that its easier said than done, given the pressure-cooker situation inside the stadium.

India will take on Pakistan in the most-anticipated ‘Super 12’ game of the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday and like every other previous contest between the arch-rivals, Raina says that the team that can handle pressure and enjoy the game at the same time will emerge victorious.

“My experience in matches against Pakistan was that they always played their hearts out. The two teams met at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time in the group stages in 2007, when India won in a bowl-out. When India and Pakistan play, it’s always exciting and good for fans to watch. Millions of people tune in and expect to be entertained — they are never disappointed,” said Raina, who was involved in games featuring the two teams in the 2014 and 2016 editions of the tournament.

Raina says the atmosphere has been like that since the time the teams first met at the T20 World Cup.

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