Pressure on India to win WC at home: Shoaib

New Delhi, Sep 7: Playing at home, and with intense media scrutiny, will put the Indian cricket team under a lot of pressure in the upcoming World Cup, feels former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Akhtar added the stage is set perfectly for Pakistan, the No. 1 ODI side, to lift the trophy and give the country something to cheer about amid the serious economic situation. India’s performance in ICC events has left much to be desired as they have yet to win a world title since the 2013 Champions Trophy triumph under Mahendra Singh Dhoni. “Playing at home, in front of own crowd, all the pressure will be on India; we will do better. All the stadiums will be packed, and more than two billion people will be following the live action on TV or social media and what not. The Indian media will put an incredible amount of pressure. They will already declare India as the winners… that’s an uncalled amount of pressure to have ahead of the game. India will take on Pakistan in the most-anticipated World Cup clash in Ahmedabad on October 14. (PTI)