New Delhi: An India-Pakistan encounter has invariably been a high point at the cricket World Cup ever since the two clashed for the first time in 1992 Down Under. The two former champions can clash in the semifinals at Mohali March 30 if India overcome Australia and Pakistan beat the West Indies in their first knockout rounds.
India have never lost to Pakistan in the World Cup, coming on top in all four meetings which were riveting. The only time they met in the knockout round, India beat them comfortably in Bangalore in 1996.
In the other two quarterfinals, New Zealand face South Africa Friday in Mirpur, and Sri Lanka take on England in Colombo Saturday.
Melbourne: Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said that Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is "a bit crazy" and should not be in charge of the Pakistan World Cup team.
"When you have a captain who is a bit crazy, crazy things happen. To me, he was never the right guy to be in charge and that's only part of the reason, but it's one of the reasons why with Pakistan you never know what's going to turn up," Fox Sports quoted Chappell, as saying.
"I just don't think Afridi is the sort of guy you should put in charge of a cricket team because he is so frenetic, he does idiotic things like he did with holing out (against Australia)."
"They are such a frenetic side, which they always will be while Afridi is captain," he added.
Chappell also slammed Afridi for habitually raising his arms in triumph mid-pitch after taking a wicket.
"Every time he gets a wicket, standing in the middle of the pitch with your arms raised ... that must be really irking to his teammates," Chappell said.
"It's a team game, everybody is contributing, you don't want to see the captain seemingly taking the glory every time he gets a wicket," he added.
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