India, Feb. 22 -- The lack of intent shown by Pakistan's senior batters, including captain Mohammad Rizwan and star player Babar Azam, will not hold them in good shape ahead of their must-win Champions Trophy 2025 Group A encounter against arch-rivals India at the Dubai International Stadium, believes former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan.

While chasing 321 against New Zealand, Pakistan scored 22/2 in the first 10 overs - the lowest powerplay score in the Champions Trophy. They did not have any momentum into the chase and despite quickfire knocks from Khushdil Shah and Salman Agha, they fell 60 short of New Zealand's total.

India, on the other hand, got off to a winning start, beating Bangladesh by six wickets in Dubai.

This meant that...