The ICC 2023 World Cup schedule is out with the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket staff taking part in the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket staff on October 15 in Ahmedabad. The two groups have an awesome rivalry on the cricket area and play towards one another in solely ICC occasions. Regardless to say that the match between the 2 groups might be a intently watched affair. At the fixtures announcement occasion, former India opener Virender Sehwag gave his insights on the match.

“Everybody knows that all the focus is going to be on the India vs Pakistan match. I am ready to have a battle with Shoaib Akhtar during that game… on social media. The record says that India haven’t lost a World Cup game to Pakistan,” Sehwag mentioned on the World Cup fixtures announcement occasion.

“We are ahead 7-0, out of which we have chased just once. Otherwise, each time India have batted first and put up a match-winning total. I’m not sure what will happen that day (October 15), but the team that handles pressure well will win.”

Matches between India and Pakistan are at all times a crowd puller and extremely anticipated and after they happen at a World Cup then the expectations are amplified to a different degree. India has dominated this match-up, successful all seven clashes between the 2 rivals at 50-over World Cups.

At the final version of the 50-over showcase, it was Rohit Sharma who proved to be the distinction, with the present India skipper scoring an excellent 140 to steer his facet to a complete 89-run (DLS technique) victory in Manchester.

Rohit might be hoping to duplicate that effort this time round in Ahmedabad, however his opposing skipper and world No.1 ODI batter Babar Azam is certain to be simply as eager to provide Pakistan the bragging rights. And followers of the staff in blue might be hoping for a repeat of Virat Kohli‘s heroics from final 12 months’s T20 World Cup in Melbourne, the place he led India to an exciting overcome Pakistan in a dramatic run chase in entrance of a large crowd on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

With ANI inputs