A day after being issued visas for the ICC World Cup 2023 in India, Babar Azam‘s Pakistan aspect has lastly arrived in Hyderabad forward of the showpiece occasion on Wednesday. Pakistan’s males’s cricket workforce is visiting India for the primary time in seven years. After the conclusion of the three-match collection in opposition to Australia, Pakistan’s arch-rivals India are set to host the One Day International (ODI) version of the ICC World Cup which is scheduled to get underway on October 5.

Babar and Co. reached Hyderabad following a protracted nine-hour layover in Dubai. The Green Army departed from Lahore early morning on Wednesday to the touch down in Hyderabad later within the evening. Champions within the 1992 version of the ICC World Cup, Babar’s Pakistan aspect will play their first warm-up sport in opposition to 2019 runners-up New Zealand on September 29. The Asian giants will then meet five-time champions Australia on October 3. Babar’s males will kickstart their marketing campaign within the World Cup in opposition to the Netherlands on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on October 6.

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Members of the Pakistan cricket workforce obtained their Indian visas lower than 48 hours earlier than the aspect’s scheduled journey to Hyderabad. Pakistani skipper Babar missed the 2016 version of the World Cup in India on account of an damage. “I am excited to play in Ahmedabad as it will be jam-packed. I will try my best to perform up to my potential. I am not worried about my individual accolades, I want to make sure whatever I do helps the result for the team,” Babar told reporters in the pre-departure press conference.

Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Ali Agha are the two current squad members who previously visited India for a showpiece event. “The BCCI has assured the ICC that each one groups shall be offered one of the best safety and shall be nicely sorted so I do not anticipate something completely different for our workforce. I do not assume our workforce will face any points in India,” said Zaka Ashraf, who is the head of the PCB management committee.

Pakistan’s World Cup squad:

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.