India’s Pant gets ‘goosebumps’ playing Pakistan

AFP, Melbourne :
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant said he gets goosebumps playing arch-rivals Pakistan, calling it “a different kind of feeling” to any other team.
The two sides meet in a blockbuster clash to open their Twenty20 World Cup campaigns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
About 100,000 fans have snapped up tickets for what is set to be a carnival atmosphere, although forecast rain could put a dampener on the party.
“It’s always special playing against Pakistan because there is a special hype around that match,” Pant told the official World Cup website Friday.
“There are so much emotions involved, not only for us, but the fans and everyone. “It’s a different kind of feeling, a different kind of ambiance when you go on to the field and when you take on the field, you see people cheering here and there.”