Pakistan captain Babar Azam has reached Ahmedabad to participate in the ICC Captains’ Day, featuring captains of all the participating teams of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium today.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared the video on their official X (formerly Twitter) account showing Babar Azam boarding a chartered plane to reach Ahmedabad from Hyderabad.
Hyderabad ✈️ Ahmedabad
Our captain is all set for the ICC Captains’ Day ©️#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/N6TwAGFocb
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 4, 2023
The Captains’ Day saw Ravi Shastri and Eoin Morgan host the panel discussion with the captains including, Babar Azam (Pakistan), Rohit Sharma (India), Pat Cummins (Australia), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan), Scott Edwards (Netherlands), Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Jos Buttler (England), Kane Williamson (New Zealand) and Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh).
The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will commence with defending champions England facing New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India on October 5.
A total of 10 teams will participate in the ICC World Cup 2023 – featuring 45 matches – and compete for the prestigious silverware across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19.
Like the previous edition, the ICC World Cup 2023 will also be played in a round-robin format – each team playing nine matches with the rest of the opponents.
The top four teams by the end of the group stage will qualify for the semi-finals, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16.
Whereas, the final of the tournament will take place on November 19 at the grand Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The winners of the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will receive USD 4 million of the USD 10 million total prize pool, ICC announced.
The runners-up of the Final to be played on 19 November at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will take home USD 2 million.
Notably, all three knockout matches of the ICC World Cup 2023 will have a reserve day.