AHMEDABAD: The most anticipated PAK vs IND clash of the ICC World Cup 2023 between two fierce rivals Pakistan and India will kick off with a star-studded glittering ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on October 14.
According to the BCCI, renowned celebrities Arijit Singh, Sukhwinder Singh and Shankar Mahadevan will be performing in the show.
Cricket fever has gripped Ahmedabad ahead of Saturday’s World Cup 2023 group-stage PAK vs IND clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan head into the showdown having both won their opening two matches at the tournament.
The first batch of tickets for the PAK vs IND clash were sold out within an hour of going on sale in August, prompting the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to release another 14,000 earlier this month
The 134,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium, which hosted former US President Donald Trump in 2020 and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier this year, looks like a perfect arena for the PAK vs IND clash.
The city has been declared a ‘no-drone zone’ on Saturday, and 11,000 security personnel will be deployed for the high-profile match, Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik said.
This will be the 8th meeting between the two arch-rivals in World Cup history. India have a perfect 7-0 record against Pakistan at ODI World Cups and while the rivalry assumes the Orwellian concept of serious sport — “war minus the shooting” — players from both sides share good relations.
During the Sri Lanka leg of the Asia Cup last month, Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi gave Jasprit Bumrah a gift for the Indian’s newborn baby and the video went viral.
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
India’s Squad for ICC World Cup 2023
Rohit Sharma (capt), Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
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