Pakistan has to play its first practice match against New Zealand in Hyderabad on 29 September. After this, he has to play the second practice match against Australia here on October 3. Babar Azam’s team will start its campaign in the World Cup on October 6. Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam said that his team has prepared well for the ODI World Cup to be held from October 5. Most of the team members have not played in India before.The visa of the Pakistan team was approved on Monday and the team will reach Hyderabad via Dubai on Wednesday. Before this, only Mohammad Nawaz and Aga Salman have played in India. Babar could not come to India for the T20 World Cup in 2016 due to injury. Pakistan has to play its first practice match against New Zealand in Hyderabad on 29 September. After this, he has to play the second practice match against Australia here on October 3.Babar Azam’s team will start its campaign in the World Cup on October 6. The match will be held against Netherlands at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. After playing against Sri Lanka on the same ground on October 10, the team will leave for Ahmedabad. There will be a match with India on 14th October.
World Cup – We will come back with the trophy: Babar Azam
Babar said before departure, “We have not played in India before. We are not taking much pressure. We have prepared well. We know that the conditions in India will be similar to other Asian countries. It is a great honor for me to travel to the World Cup as captain and I hope that this time we come back with the trophy.
Excited to play in Ahmedabad: Pakistan captain
Regarding the match against India in World Cup, Babar said, “I am excited to play in Ahmedabad because the stadium will be packed. I will try my best to perform to the best of my ability. I am not worried about my personal achievements. I want to make sure whatever I do helps the team get results. I prepare by watching the opposing team.
I try to set targets for myself.” The match between India and Pakistan will be played on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.