Karachi: Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels that the result of Saturday's Champions Trophy clash between arch rivals India and Pakistan would depend on the performance of senior players like Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammed Yousuf from both sides.
"Big players like Tendulkar and Yousuf are great because they perform in the big events. Tomorrow they would be under a lot of pressure and it would be a test of their experience and skills to see how they contribute for their teams," he said.
"There is pressure on all the players because an Indo-Pak match is always a big event and every player wants to perform a big feat and become an overnight hero. Such a match can turn a player into a hero or zero very quickly so the pressure and intensity levels are always high," he added.
Interestingly, Akhtar said he could sense internal problems in the Indian team ahead of tomorrow's match.
"I don't know but as a professional cricketer I don't see the smoothness or closeness in the Indian team that was visible in the last few years," Akhtar said.
"In the last few months you can sense things are not right in the Indian team although I don't know the reasons for this," he told 'Dunya' channel.
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