India vs. Pakistan Cricket :Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and India, Rohit Sharma wants to “play good cricket,” according to Babar Azam, while Pakistan will try to break India’s 7-0 record.

When India and Pakistan face off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad for their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match, their rivalry will be reignited.

Both teams have won their first two games in the 50-over championship match on Saturday.

More than 100,000 spectators

When facing an India squad supported by more than 100,000 spectators, Pakistan may be excused for feeling like gladiators being thrown into the Colosseum, but captain Babar Azam views the game as an opportunity to break a losing streak against their archrivals.

Here is everything you should know about the game:

Who, when, and where

At Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, India and Pakistan will face off at 2:00 p.m. (08:30 GMT) on Saturday.

Head-to-head

In One-Day Internationals, Pakistan has a better head-to-head record than India, with 73 victories to 56 losses.

The odds are substantially in India’s favor when it comes to Cricket World Cup history. In their seven encounters, Pakistan has never defeated India in the ICC ODI World Cup.

It’s a huge game,

Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, said the team’s focus is still on playing a great opposition and not on records. Rohit Sharma has frequently discussed blocking out extraneous noise for a major game.

“Yes, the game is really large. But for us, it matters that we play a good opponent tomorrow,” he stated on Friday.

Neither the favorites nor the underdogs, according to Rohit, his team has “momentum” after two victories.

In order to win the game, “We’ve got to play good cricket on that particular day, and that is what we will be focusing on.”

 

In order to break records

Before the game, Pakistan’s defiant captain Babar Azam proclaimed that “records are meant to be broken.”

I avoid dwelling on the past. We should concentrate on the future because we know that records are designed to be broken.

Pakistan has defeated the Netherlands and Sri Lanka in its two World Cup games, matching India’s two-match winning streak.

The match inside the 132,000-seat Ahmedabad stadium, according to Azam, is a “golden opportunity” for his men to immortalize themselves in World Cup mythology.

“The India-Pakistan game is a significant, intense match. I’ve informed the guys that this is their best chance to shine. It is a sizable stadium with plenty of seating. We have a fantastic opportunity to perform for these supporters.

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Shubman Gill, the team’s opening batsman who missed the matches against Australia and Afghanistan due to dengue fever, has returned to the squad in Ahmedabad and is “99 percent available to play,” according to his skipper.

Also on the table is the possibility of India bringing back off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

Abdullah Shafique scored a superb century on his World Cup debut as Pakistan’s switch to batting against Sri Lanka worked well.

It strengthens the batting order, which is now so reliant on the skipper Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan, while also putting the out-of-sorts Fakhar Zaman on the sidelines, at least temporarily.

Important games India vs. Pakistan Cricket

Shaheen versus Rohit:

In a battle that started at the T20 World Cup in 2021 when Shaheen Shah Afridi caught Rohit lbw for a duck in the first over in Dubai, Rohit has struggled against Shaheen Shah Afridi’s left-arm speed.

When the rivals reunited in Colombo, Rohit returned prepared, but he was wary when facing the fast, despite striking a six off his first over.

Rauf vs. Kohli:

At the T20 World Cup in Melbourne last year, the stakes were high when Virat Kohli faced off against Haris Rauf in a difficult chase. Kohli maintained his composure, however, and smashed Rauf for two sixes to rock the MCG.

The sixes were “instinctive,” as Kohli later claimed, but they quickly sparked a fierce conflict with Pakistan.

Bumrah vs. Babar

The Pakistani captain’s skills were on display for Jasprit Bumrah at the most recent T20 World Cup when Babar handled the Indian attack, which included the king of the yorker, Bumrah, with ease.

But in Colombo, Bumrah defeated Babar a few times before Hardik Pandya claimed the crucial wicket.

 

Tickets

A few weeks ago, it was claimed that tickets for the game were sold out within an hour of being on sale. Another 14,000 tickets were made available by the organizers last week, but fans claimed that these too sold out in a matter of minutes.

The cauldron bearing the prime minister of India’s name is anticipated to be packed to capacity.

 

Ahmedabad is getting crowded.

Tens of thousands of ticket holders from all over the world have arrived in the western Indian city, and some are even spending the night in regional hospitals because it is less expensive than doing so in hotels.

To coincide with the most anticipated World Cup match, local hospitals have experienced an unexpected rush of patients scheduled for overnight stays for checkups.

Many doctors told the local media that the rush for check-up packages was a clever strategy to locate inexpensive lodging because hotel prices had increased up to 20 times before the match.

Pre-match ceremony

When the tournament began last week without the hoopla of a vibrant opening ceremony, cricket fans were left perplexed.

However, Indian cricket administrators have revealed a star-studded entertainment ahead of Saturday’s game, which is an equally unexpected decision.

Fans are perplexed as to why a mid-tournament contest is given greater weight than the opening match.

 

 

India vs. Pakistan Cricket : Due to a dengue fever infection, Gill missed India’s first two World Cup games against Australia and Afghanistan.

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Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill’s availability for selection for the titanic 2023 ODI World Cup match against Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday has been confirmed as being “99 percent” available by captain Rohit Sharma during the pre-match press conference on Friday.

Gill missed India’s opening two World Cup games against Australia and Afghanistan due to dengue infection, but the major news from the Indian camp came after Gill was seen having a lengthy net session on Thursday morning in Ahmedabad.

Tested positive

Gill tested positive for a viral illness last week when he arrived in Chennai for India’s World Cup opener against Australia. The following day, a decline in his platelet count led to his admission to a city hospital.

The BCCI disqualified him from the Afghanistan game in Delhi even though he was released the following evening, therefore he did not travel with the team.

Narendra Modi Stadium

According to a report, after arriving in Ahmedabad on Thursday, Gill immediately went to the Narendra Modi Stadium and practiced there for more than an hour.

Having arranged six net bowlers and a throwdown expert for the star opener, the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) sent him to the batting nets after some warm-up exercises.

Good News India vs. Pakistan Cricket

The good news regarding Gill’s health is tremendous for Team India as they prepare to face Pakistan. He has been India’s most effective ODI batsman this year, scoring 1230 runs at a 72.35 average, the most in this format in 2023, with five hundreds and as many fifty-pluses.

The 24-year-old also enjoys batting in Ahmedabad, where he has amassed 280 runs in five innings, including two hundreds, both of which were achieved this year—one in T20Is and the other in Tests.

Gujarat Titans

In addition, Gill scored 572 runs in nine innings with his IPL team Gujarat Titans in the 2023 season, the most by any player at a single location (Ahmedabad) in an Indian IPL season.

This total includes two hundreds and three fifty-sixes.

Even though Rohit may have overlooked the 1% chance that Gill would be available for the match on Saturday, the star opener appeared desperate to secure his spot as he was seen in the nets twice late on Friday night and batted for about an hour.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Against seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Gill hit a few sharp on-drives and a couple lofted strokes while never showing any signs of discomfort.

Gill, however, was more circumspect while facing Mohammed Shami, despite launching a few vicious cuts at a left-arm pacer who had been sent in for the net session.

Later, Vikram Rathour, Raghu, and Nuwan all delivered some heavy-duty rapid deliveries to him.

If Gill were to make his way back into the starting lineup, India would likely sideline Ishan Kishan, who had opened instead. Before battling his way to a run-a-ball 47 against Afghanistan, the left-hander had only managed two runs against Australia.