Pakistan gamers selected to restrict themselves to their resort rooms upon their arrival in Bengaluru from Ahmedabad on Sunday, however the comparatively low-key landing didn’t forestall them from celebrating the birthday of captain Babar Azam. The gamers reduce a cake on the group resort as Babar turned 29 on Sunday. “It was a small function attended by the players and support staff. There were not many activities today as it was a travel day, and the team will soon start preparations for the upcoming matches,” stated an official travelling with the group.

Pakistan will face Australia on October 20 on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and they are going to be keen to offer a greater account of themselves after the seven-wicket mauling by the hands of India on Saturday.

This can be Pakistan’s first go to to Bengaluru since 2012. They had then crushed India by 5 wickets within the first T20I match of the two-match sequence.

Pakistan have additionally performed simply two ODIs within the Garden City – within the quarterfinals of the 1996 World Cup and within the ultimate of the Pepsi Cup in 1999.

While the Green Brigade had misplaced the World Cup match, that they had crushed India by 123 runs within the Pepsi Cup.

“Bengaluru is a welcoming city and we are happy to be here. The climate too seems a lot cooler here. Hopefully, there will not be rain as we have seen some reports of heavy rains in some parts of South India,” the official stated.

Ticket sale to begin

The Karnataka State Cricket Association on Sunday stated it is going to begin the ticket sale from Tuesday for the upcoming World Cup matches on the venue.

Tickets shall be offered over the counters at Cubbon Road and Queens Road from Tuesday to Thursday.

The lowest ticket charge (H-Lower Stand) for the match between Australia and Pakistan is Rs 1000 whereas the excessive finish P-Terrace value is mounted at Rs 25000.

The identical charge is relevant to the tickets for the match between Pakistan and New Zealand on November 4 additionally.

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