Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, is filled with enthusiasm as he anticipates the high-stakes showdown against India. He’s eager to end India’s winning streak against his team in the World Cup.
India and Pakistan are gearing up for their 8th encounter in the history of the World Cup. The stage is set at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad for an eagerly awaited clash in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, happening this Saturday. In every World Cup face-off, the Indian cricket team has consistently held the upper hand over Pakistan.
Pakistan has had a wonderful start in the current World Cup, and their confidence is flying as they attempt to secure their maiden World Cup victory against India. Up until today, Team India had preserved a flawless record by winning all seven of their World Cup games with Pakistan. Besides their World Cup exploits, Team India possesses amazing statistics that illustrate their overwhelming record versus their arch-nemesis.
Babar Azam is set to make his debut as the captain of the Pakistan team in a World Cup match against India. In the pre-match press conference, Babar Azam said, “This kind of record is meant to be broken. Hope it happens tomorrow.”
Babar Azam also mentioned that they broke a similar streak during the 2021 T20 World Cup and expressed their optimism about achieving the same outcome in Ahmedabad. Pakistan’s historic 10-wicket victory over India in the T20 World Cup marked their first-ever win against their arch-rivals in the tournament.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam added, “We beat India at the 2021 T20 World Cup, before that even that hadn’t happened. So there’s always a first time.”
In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India and Pakistan have made great beginnings, collecting victory in their first two matches. India emerged successful against the powerful Australian team in Chennai, as well as against Afghanistan in Delhi. Meanwhile, Pakistan demonstrated their strength by defeating the Netherlands and successfully chasing down a tough total of 345 runs against 1996 World Cup champions, Sri Lanka, in Hyderabad. It’s worth mentioning that Babar Azam hasn’t found his form with the bat in this tournament thus far.
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