India vs Pakistan at the World Cup!
World Cup 2023 between India and Pakistan is here! The day that everyone has been anticipating. the day when two nations come to a stop. a game that, especially after the suspension of bilateral series between the two teams, has evolved into the centrepiece event of every multi-team cricket competition.
When the World Cup schedule was first revealed and then again, supporters on both sides of the border, as well as maybe those living far away in other borders, focused on this match. the grand showdown for which hotel rates and airline tickets have skyrocketed. which patients are making hospital bed reservations. India vs. Pakistan in the World Cup is the magnificent show!
India and Pakistan to renew their cricket rivalry on cricket's biggest extravaganza.
The mother of all wars eclipses the Ashes, the Super Bowl, WrestleMania, and all other sporting events combined. The setting is set for India and Pakistan to reignite their cricket rivalry on cricket's grandest spectacular, four years after they last faced off in a 50-over World Cup.
Possibly in front of 130,000 spectators at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the largest cricket stadium in the world. The National Anthem to the last delivery bowled, goosebumps and shivers are assured throughout the whole day.
Bollywood with artists such as Shankar Mahadevan, Arijit Singh
Add to that the newly added glamour factor. Nothing in cricket is more important than the match—unless it's India vs. Pakistan. We saw it at the Asia Cup last month, where a whole day was set aside only for this match, and it will be evident in the World Cup, which did not have an opening ceremony but will have Bollywood razzmatazz from musicians like Shankar Mahadevan, Arijit Singh, and others.
India-Pakistan World Cup rivalry is lettered with memorable moments
Let's move on to the past. There are many memorable incidents in the India-Pakistan World Cup rivalry, including Ajay Jadeja's thrashing of Waqar Younis in the 1996 quarterfinal, Javed Miandad losing it over Kiran More's constant chirping, Sachin Tendulkar playing arguably the greatest ODI innings of his career, and India defeating Pakistan in a nail-biting semifinal in 2011.
However, there is one fact that tops them all: 7-0. Since 1992, India has never lost to Pakistan in a World Cup match. The question that emerges before every World Cup is: Can Pakistan break India's winning streak? But after 31 hard years, the outcome remains the same.
The 'Mauka-Mauka' advertising campaign that resulted from this may have been the most successful, but the winning streak has continued in Sydney, Bengaluru, Manchester, Centurion, Mohali, and Adelaide. Babar Azam smashed it in T20Is two years ago, and he has his sights set on a repeat performance.
India vs Pakistan World Cup 2023: India with a slight edge
India and Pakistan seemed to be on equal footing up until last month, but Naseem Shah's injury and subsequent World Cup ban have drastically altered the situation. Pakistan's new-ball assault suddenly lacks a little bit of bite.
Hasan Ali has the experience, and Haris Rauf is undoubtedly a great bowler, but they are both first- or second-change options. Shaheen Afridi, one of the greatest opening new-ball bowlers in the world right now, is given more responsibility as a result of this.
This will either bring out the best in him or set him back like the first two games, where he let up 103 runs while only taking two wickets. Having said that, Shaheen's ability to bowl against India promises to be a major motivator. He demonstrated this confidence on the eve of the game when he implied to a fan that he would only take a picture after taking five wickets.
Here are some key pointers surrounding the India vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 match:
- Rohit Sharma choose to bowl first after winning the toss.
- Early advances were made by Mohammed Siraj and Hardik Pandya
- Since then, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam have seemed reliable for Pakistan.
- Shubman Gill replaced Ishan Kishan in India's Playing XI.
- Pakistan's winless run against India in a 50-over World Cup dates all the way back to 1992.
- In head-to-head ODI encounters, Pakistan leads India by a score of 88-73.
- At the T20 World Cup in 2021, Pakistan ended India's perfect record against them in World Cups (combining ODIs and T20 Internationals).
- Virat Kohli has amassed 662 runs at an average of 55.16 from 15 ODIs against Pakistan.
- Babar Azam, on the other hand, has only 168 runs to show for his 7 ODIs against India.
Jai Jaiswal
Saturday, 14 October 2023
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