The national team from Pakistan’s has been given the go-ahead to compete in the 2023 World Cup in India by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After months of ambiguity regarding the participation of the Pakistani squad. The Ministry has now published a statement promising not to combine politics with sport.
Although they stated that participation in the big tournament is certain. It is unknown whether Babar Azam and the company will take part in the group-stage match against India. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has previously been considered as a possible alternative venue by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), but nothing of the sort has been mentioned in the most recent statement.
The PCB’s news release stated:
“Pakistan has insisted without wavering that politics and sports should not be intermingled. As a result, it has chosen to send a cricket team to India in order to compete in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup. Pakistan feels that its commitments under international sports agreements should not be hindered by the nature of its bilateral relations with India.”
The announcement went into more detail on the security situation as follows:
However, Pakistan has serious worries regarding the safety of its cricket team. We are expressing these worries to the Indian government and the International Cricket Council. We anticipate that the Pakistan cricket team’s tour to India would be completely safe and secure.
At first, scheduled for October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The explosive match between India and Pakistan has been moved up to October 14. The match between Pakistan and England scheduled for October 12 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens is also still uncertain.
In 50-over World Cups, India has an undefeated record against Pakistan‘s
In 50-over World Cups, The Men in Blue have an admirable record versus their bitter opponents. India currently leads the series 7-0, with the most recent match taking place in 2019. The two teams first faced off in the big event in 1992.
The only time the Men in Green defeated India at a World Cup was in the T20 World Cup of 2021 when Babar Azam and company won by a margin of 10 wickets. However, they have never experienced success over India in a 50-over World Cup.
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