PAK vs IND: Harsha Bhogle reveals major reason behind Indian dominance over Pakistan

Harsha Bhogle, who is a famous Indian journalist and commentator revealed why Pakistan have not been able to triumph over its arch-foe India as the neighbours are set to lock horns Sunday at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

While speaking in an interview with Cricbuzz, the 62-year-old believed that the reason why India have been dominating Pakistan on the pitch is because "they [Pakistan] stopped believing in themselves".

Bogle told the outlet that after having a great team in the past, Pakistan went through a phase where they stopped believing that they could win against India.

He further said that there was always one player who was performing from the Indian side since 2010 whenever they beat Pakistan and that was Virat Kohli.

"I think sometimes, especially people of my generation, who have seen some great Pakistan teams pulling off matches, we always tend to rate them higher than people of a younger generation," Bhogle said.

"But I think they [Pakistan] went through a phase where they were in a bit of awe, they genuinely did not believe that they could win," Bhogle told Cricbuzz.

"If you look at all their matches from 2010 onwards, you’ll find there is one common factor every time India beats Pakistan and I think they were in awe of that player, there is always one player who’s always there when India beat Pakistan and that is Virat Kohli. I think they were in a bit of awe of Kohli," he added.

It is worth mentioning that Pakistan and India have locked horns in T20 World seven times and the Blues boast a formidable record of six victories.

The Green Shirts only managed to beat India in the 2021 T20 World Cup as they dominated the arch-rivals and recorded a historic 10-wicket win as Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam chased down the 152-run without losing a wicket in 17.5 overs.

Earlier, Pakistan lost to the United States in their T20 World Cup opener after a thrilling Super Over as they struggled greatly with the bat.

Mohammad Amir took the ball in the Super Over and the USA concluded their innings 18-1 in reply, the Men in Green could only score 13-1 and ended up losing the match by five runs.

The loss has put Pakistan at a crossroads and the game against India is of significant importance as a loss in New York today would greatly put their chances of qualifying for Super Eight in danger.