Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has asked Pakistan to break down India’s hawa or wind and aura of the Indian team in the 2025 Asia Cup final. Akhtar said not being intimidated by the top-ranked T20I side would be the most important thing for the Men in Green because it will make India ‘realise’ that they have to ‘fight’.

India won their first five games on the trot. Pakistan joined them on Thursday by beating Bangladesh by 11 runs. However, their journey included two losses, both against India. Salman Agha’s men were comprehensively beaten in the group stage clash by seven wickets, before pushing India close in the Super Four round, though still conceding a six-wicket loss.

“We need to break out of this mindset, break down the hawa (aura) that has been built around the Indian team, and g

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