On Saturday, Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, will face India in a World Cup match in front of a record crowd of 120,000 spectators, with the majority expected to support Rohit Sharma’s home team.
Pakistan India ODI World Cup today: Due to long-standing political difficulties, India and Pakistan are fierce rivals who only ever face off in international competitions.
Millions of people watch any meeting between them around the world, which is exciting for fans and profitable for broadcasters and sponsors.
After hotels had run out of space, determined fans reserved beds in city hospital wards to watch the game.
The accommodation has proven to be a less expensive option by registering for health examinations and overnight stays in private hospitals, with some hotels boosting fees by as much as ten times.
Coming into the game, neither team had lost at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which bears the prime minister of India’s name.
According to local officials, ramps and a stage set up for pre-game music would reduce the stadium’s capacity from 132,000 seats to about 115,000 to 120,000 spectators.
The attendance has the potential to establish a global record for any cricket match, surpassing the previous mark of 104,859, which the Indian Premier League final attracted at the same location last year.
Only a few Pakistani supporters with British and US passports have shown up to attend the game while Pakistanis are still waiting for their India visas.
“Chahcha” (uncle) Basheer, a devoted supporter, was yelling “Pakistan Zindabad” (Long Live Pakistan) outside the stadium on Friday while wearing a cloak with Pakistan and Indian flags.
Following their record-breaking World Cup chase of 345 against Sri Lanka, Pakistan is playing their first game. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan scored an undefeated 131, while Abdullah Shafique added 113.
Babar Azam’s Forward-Looking Approach and Pakistan’s Cricket Prospects
Pakistan captain Babar Azam told reporters, “I try to focus on the future; I don’t focus on the past.”
Such records are meant to be broken, and that is what I attempt to do. Tomorrow, I’ll do my best to do well. I think my squad played well in the first two games and will continue to play well in the upcoming games.
Despite having a fire bowling assault lead by left-arm fast Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan nevertheless lost to Sri Lanka on Tuesday by a score of 344 runs.
“To avoid a clash with the city’s largest Hindu festival, they rescheduled the game on Saturday a day earlier due to security concerns.”
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To maintain peace, authorities are sending out 11,000 police officers, or roughly one for every 11 spectators.
India, the top-ranked ODI squad entering the World Cup, lived up to expectations by defeating five-time champions Australia by six wickets.
They just defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets, and captain Rohit Sharma made a record-tying seventh century of the World Cup on Wednesday.
The most anticipated matchup of the tournament, though, was downplayed by Rohit.
Like I’ve said many times before, the game is enormous when seen as a whole. However, what matters to us is that we will be playing a great competition tomorrow, according to Rohit.
So, all we need to do is play great cricket, as we have in the last two games, when we face a quality opposition. And perhaps we can once more play well and have some consistency in our performance.
In their seven World Cup matches since 1992, Pakistan has never defeated India.
In a league game that was cancelled due to rain in Manchester for the 2019 season, they previously lost by 89 runs.
With 56 victories and 73 defeats overall in ODIs against Pakistan, India is still in the rear but has recently shown itself to be the superior team.
In their Asia Cup Super Four match against Pakistan last month, Rohit’s team thrashed Pakistan by 228 runs and went on to win the regional competition.
Journalists from Pakistan who missed the team’s first two games due to difficulties in their visa permits have now arrived in India for the match.