The much-awaited match between India and Pakistan in the 2023 World Cup is scheduled to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
India captain Rohit Sharma said on the eve of the match that Shubman Gill is ready to return to the squad for the international match against Pakistan.
“He is 99 per cent available for tomorrow’s match,” Rohit said at the pre-match press conference in Ahmedabad. During Friday’s extra session at Motera, Gill appeared to be in good shape.
Rohit Sharma also said that India will field three spinners against Pakistan if required.
Asked whether Trucks would be fit to play three spinners, Rohit said, “Honestly, I don’t know. If we need to make one or two changes, we are ready to accommodate that. And the players have prepared well in advance. “I am fully informed.” I don’t think the players will have any problems with this kind of change. ”
“But if there is a requirement to play three spinners, we will play three spinners,” the captain kept things fairly open-ended.
Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali said in front of a packed Narendra Modi Stadium that the pressure will be on India in the much-awaited World Cup showdown between the traditional rivals.
India enters the match with an overwhelming record of 7 wins and 0 losses in the ODI World Cup. Although Pakistan has a positive win-loss percentage against India, they have yet to defeat India in a 50-over match in a World Cup.
Asked if this winning streak will affect Saturday’s match, Ali said: “Records are broken and we are looking forward to breaking the jinx of not being able to beat India in 50 overs in the World Cup.” ” he said.
“India will be under pressure as it is our home ground and the fans will be there to support us. There is always pressure in a big game like this, but we will try to build momentum early and win the title. “I will,” he said in a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Meanwhile, PCB chief Zaka Ashraf on Friday offered words of encouragement to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the much-awaited World Cup match against India.
Ashraf encouraged the players at the meeting, which was also attended by support staff including coach Grant Bradburn, PCB director of cricket Mickey Arthur and captain Babar Azam.
India’s Star Sports Network will broadcast the 2023 World Cup match between India and Pakistan live.
The 2023 World Cup match between India and Pakistan will be streamed live on the Disney+ Hotstar app.
Pakistani cricket fans can watch the IND vs PAK match on PTV Sports, PTV National, PTV Home and A-Sports. The match will be live streamed on ptvflix, Daraz, TAPMAD, MYCO, SHOQ TV, ARY ZAP, Jazz and Tamasha.
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed… Siraj.
Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris. Lauf.
(With PTI input)