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<\/div>\nFormer Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq picked their World Cup finalists.\u00a9 AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The knockout stage of the ongoing Cricket World Cup will get underway next week with the semi-finals on Wednesday and Thursday. While India will take on the fourth-placed team (either New Zealand or Pakistan) in the first semi-final, Australia and South Africa will square off in the second a day later. During a discussion on A Sports, former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik<\/a> and Misbah-ul-Haq<\/a> picked their two finalists. While both unanimously picked India as one of the finalists, Malik and Misbah picked different teams for the other spot.<\/p>\n While Malik picked Australia, Misbah feels that South Africa will reach the final, with the latter also suggesting that India are much stronger than all the other teams.<\/p>\n “Mujhe India-Australia ka lagta hai,” Malik said.<\/p>\n “India-South Africa for me. All four are good teams. It’s about ki us din pe kaun se team acha khelti hai. Saare capable hain ek doosre ko harane ke, but India, in terms of overall balance dekhe is a much better team than all other teams,” Misbah added.<\/p>\n Former Pakistan captains @realshoaibmalik<\/a> and @captainmisbahpk<\/a> name their finalists for the ICC World Cup 2023 as they respond to a question in #AskThePavilion<\/a>.#ASportsHD<\/a> #ARYZAP<\/a> #CWC23<\/a> #ThePavilion<\/a> #MoinKhan<\/a> #FakhreAlam<\/a> #WasimAkram<\/a> #SAvAFG<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kdT1sBre6l<\/a><\/p>\n\n