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The field is ready, the players are ready. Now we just have to wait for that moment when the Indian captain Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) And Pakistan captain Babar Azam will come out for the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India and Pakistan will face each other for the 8th time in the World Cup. Team India has defeated Pakistan in 7 matches so far. Indian fans will be hoping that the score will be 8-0 and Pakistanis will be hoping that their team’s losing streak against India in the World Cup will be broken. The match between India and Pakistan in World Cup-2023 will start at 2 pm. The toss will be at 1.30 pm.
Pakistan (Pakistan) There are different types of pressure in the match against, but Rohit believes that this match is also like other matches. Before this great match, it was not sure whether Shardul Thakur should be retained in the team or Ravichandran Ashwin should be replaced. Rohit was asked in the press conference whether he will go with three spinners on this wicket.
He said that to be honest, I don’t know. If changes are needed we will make them. We will be ready for it. Players have already been informed about such changes. So I don’t think there is any issue with the players. The Indian captain said that if there is a need to play with three spinners, then we will play with three spinners.
Will Gill play?
Rohit Sharma said that opener Shubman Gill is fully ready for his comeback. He is 99 percent available for the match. Gill also practiced on Friday and looked in good shape. The way he faced the bowlers in the nets, it didn’t look like he was hospitalized last Sunday due to dengue.
Both the teams have won two matches each
India and Pakistan have played two matches in this World Cup so far. Both have won both their matches. While team India has reached Ahmedabad after defeating Australia and Afghanistan, Pakistan has reached here after defeating Netherlands and Bangladesh.
What is the rain forecast?
The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast light rain in the city and North Gujarat on Saturday. According to the latest information shared by the India Meteorological Department, the districts of North Gujarat and Ahmedabad are likely to receive rain on October 14 and 15. Ahmedabad Meteorological Center Director Manorama Mohanty said that the weather is expected to remain dry in Gujarat for the next five days. But there may be some rain in Ahmedabad district on October 14. He said, there will be clouds in the sky. Ahmedabad and other northern districts including Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Aravalli are likely to receive rain the next day.
The winning streak started in 1992
The World Cup war between India and Pakistan started in 1992. India faced Pakistan for the first time in the World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground and won by 43 runs. Four years later, Pakistan faced India again. Pakistan had to face defeat in this match as well.
When the two countries faced each other in the World Cup 1999 in Manchester, there was a different kind of feeling. This competition was taking place in the shadow of the Kargil war. Indian and Pakistani fans were not satisfied with anything other than victory. The players of the two countries did not indulge in extreme nationalistic sentiments and played an impromptu cricket match.
In the World Cup 2003, Tendulkar gave a remarkable performance. This Mumbai batsman had played excellent shots against Pakistan fast bowlers Akram, Shoaib Akhtar and Younis in Centurion. The two teams could not face each other in the 2007 World Cup and were eliminated at the league stage. India was hosting the World Cup in 2011. There was a semi-final match against Pakistan in Mohali. Tendulkar once again laid the foundation of India’s victory by playing a brilliant innings.
In the World Cup 2015, Pakistan again had to taste defeat against India. Team India scored 300 runs for seven wickets with the help of Kohli’s brilliant innings of 107 runs and Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina’s fifties. Fast bowler Mohammad Shami took four wickets due to which Pakistan were bowled out for 224 runs. In 2019, Pakistan had to face the stormy attitude of Rohit, who played an innings of 140 runs in 113 balls. Kohli (77) and Lokesh Rahul (57) also scored fifties.
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