Pakistan cricket team reached India on Wednesday for the first time in seven years where it has to participate in the ODI World Cup starting from October 5. The team led by Babar Azam arrived here from Dubai and will spend a lot of time in Hyderabad. The team left Lahore early on Wednesday and reached here at night.
Pakistani team will start its campaign against Netherlands in the World Cup
Before starting its campaign against Netherlands in the World Cup, Pakistan will play practice matches against New Zealand on September 29 and Australia on October 3.
Pakistan team got visa 48 hours before the trip
Pakistani players got Indian visas only 48 hours before travelling. Due to strained relations between India and Pakistan, both the teams play each other in Asia Cup and ICC tournaments.
Nawaz and Salman Ali have visited India before also
Only Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Ali Aga have visited India for cricket. Babar played in the T20 World Cup in India in 2016 due to injury.
Pakistan team will get special security
Zaka Ashraf, head of the managing committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board, told reporters before the departure of the team, BCCI (Indian Cricket Board) has assured the ICC (International Cricket Council) that all the teams will be provided the best security and they will be well taken care of. It will be done, so I don’t expect anything different for our team too. I don’t think our team will face any problems in India.
Competition between India and Pakistan on 14 October
Before the team’s departure, Babar had expressed his excitement about playing in India, especially in Ahmedabad where the arch-rivals will face the host nation in front of more than one lakh spectators.
