Zaka Ashraf holds pep talk with Babar Azam and Co ahead of India match
Cricket
Ask the players to play with confidence in the much-awaited game
AHMEDABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf on Friday boosted the morale of national team most-anticipated fixture of this iteration of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is set to take place tomorrow (Oct 14) in Ahmedabad.
Babar Azam’s side will take on India at the Narendra Modi Stadium as the players are keen to end a jinx against their arch-rivals in the 50-over World Cup.
The PCB chief encouraged the players to play with confidence in the biggest stadium. He also asked them there was no need to come under pressure as the team has showed impressive performance in previous two matches of the event.
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The contest will mark the first instance of Pakistan and India playing a One-Day International against each other on Indian soil after 10 years. Their last bilateral meeting resulted in Pakistan defeating the hosts 2-1.
Both the sides enter this contest after wins in their opening matches. India beat Australia in Chennai and Afghanistan in Delhi and Pakistan signed off their memorable trip to Hyderabad by recording the highest-ever chase in the history of World Cup, thanks to gutsy centuries from Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan, on Tuesday. Babar Azam’s side kicked off their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 81-run win over the Netherlands.
Though Pakistan enjoy a positive win/loss ratio over India, they are yet to defeat them in a 50-over World Cup match.
