Johannesburg: India has been lucky to have beaten Pakistan in all the ICC events, said all-rounder Shahid Afridi, oozing confidence that his team would buck the trend this time by getting the better of their traditional rivals in the ongoing Champions Trophy."So far, luck has been with India. Hopefully, it would all change this time around," said Afridi, who is also vice-captain of his side in the eight-nation event.
Pakistan will take on India in a group B clash at Centurion on Saturday.
Looking back at the 2003 World Cup match between the two sides, which Pakistan lost, Afridi said a lot has changed and his team is a lot better than what it was at that time."That was 2003. This is 2009. It`s been six years. We are a very good one-day side now. We not only have good batting but our bowling is also exceptional," said Afridi.
Afridi has established himself as one of the biggest hitters of the game and similar is the reputation that Yuvraj Singh enjoys in the Indian line-up.The Pakistani allrounder had little hesitation in declaring the Indian left-hander as a better batsman than him.
"Yuvraj is a better batsman than me, I have no doubt," he said.
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