After receiving a warm welcome upon their arrival in India to participate in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023, the food menu for the Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team has been unveiled.
According to the Indian news agencies, the Pakistan team’s food menu is comprised of lamb chops, mutton curry, Hyderabadi biryani, grilled fish, butter chicken, and vegetable pulao during their stay.
No beef dishes will be served to any of the 10 participating teams due to cultural reasons.
The side were taken to the hotel under tight security measures upon their arrival on Wednesday. The hotel staff along with guests clapped for the side. The team were presented with traditional scarfs.
The side have started training for the tournament. Before the tournament kicks off on October 5 in Ahmedabad, Babar Azam’s side will play two warmup matches against 2019 runners-up New Zealand and five-time champions Australia on September 29 (tomorrow) and October 3 respectively.
They begin their quest for the ICC World Cup 2023 title on October 6th when they take on the Netherlands at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
ICC World Cup 2023 will be contested from October 5 to November 14. Defending champions England will go head-to-head against 2019 runners-up New Zealand in the opening fixture.
It will be a repeat of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final, which England won on boundary count rule.
Ten teams Pakistan, India, England, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Netherlands, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh are taking part in the tournament.
They will face each other in the round-robin stage. The top four sides will qualify for the semi-finals.
The winners of those games will meet each other in the final. The matches will be staged in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamshala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune cities.
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