"His Wicket Will Be Important": USA Captain On Babar Azam Ahead Of T20 WC Clash vs Pakistan

The USA captain Monank Patel has backed his team's fearless approach to continue their winning campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024 when they take on heavy-weight Pakistan and said his side is focusing on tackling experienced Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir and "great batter in all the formats" Babar Azam. The opening game's USA victory against Canada clearly shows how dangerous the hosts are. The way the hosts handled themselves, turning a seemingly hopeless situation into a convincing triumph, is typical of a confident team coming off of a thrilling 2-1 series victory over Bangladesh in the lead-up to the tournament.

Having played versus Canada at the same location, the USA has an additional advantage due to their relative familiarity with the setting.

Patel said the seven-wicket victory against Canada will boost their confidence when they take on Asian giant Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Thursday. Meanwhile, the captain also stated that they will focus on tackling ace pacer Amir in the match, who made a surprise reversal to that retirement decision earlier this year.

"The first game definitely helped us. We got good momentum. We will make sure that we carry forward that momentum in the next game. Pakistan is a good side, is a well-experienced side and we will make sure that we play the cricket we have been playing. Pakistan has good experienced bowlers. We will focus on Mohammad Amir, who is an experienced Pakistani bowler, we will try to tackle him well," Patel said in a pre-match press conference.

Pakistan captain Babar made his name in all formats of cricket but he stood out the most in T20Is as the star batter has 4023 runs to his name in the 112 innings. Notably, Pakistan and the USA have never