Babar Azam, captain of the Green Shirts, said his team doesn’t feel any pressure playing at Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket stadium, as they get ready to face the Men in Blue on Saturday in Ahmedabad, the day before the World Cup’s marquee match between India and Pakistan.
Babar seems confident in his players during a press conference he gave in Ahmedabad on Friday ahead of their highly anticipated encounter against India.
Babar Azam, captain of the Green Shirts, said his team doesn’t feel any pressure playing at Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket stadium, as they get ready to face the Men in Blue on Saturday in Ahmedabad, the day before the World Cup’s marquee match between India and Pakistan.
Babar seems confident in his players during a press conference he gave in Ahmedabad on Friday ahead of their highly anticipated encounter against India.
Babar stated: “The more time we spend in a stadium, the more it helps to understand the conditions of the location.”
He continued by saying that, like any city, this one has its own conditions.
Despite the size of the new stadium, Babar nonetheless appeared optimistic in his ability to defeat India this year.
He stated: “We have beaten India in T20 before, it doesn’t mean we cannot beat them here.”
Babar added that it would have benefited the squad if Pakistani fans had been allowed to watch the T20 World Cup in India. He nonetheless expressed optimism that the Men in Green will receive the same level of support in Ahmedabad as they did in Hyderabad.
Mickey Arthur explains to the players how to defeat India
Indian media earlier today reported that Mickey Arthur, the director of Pakistan’s men’s cricket team, has given the Pakistani players the plan for defeating the World Cup hosts in the crucial match.
The Pakistani cricket squad arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday evening and is already putting in a lot of work in order to get ready for their eagerly anticipated match.
Mohammad Rizwan, who won Player of the Match in their most recent match against Sri Lanka, is widely anticipated by the crowd to provide another outstanding performance. To get ready for the upcoming game, the wicketkeeper-batsman is also working harder during practice sessions.
In Hyderabad, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets after scoring a record-breaking run chase, led by a century by Rizwan.
Indian media claims that Rizwan spent an entire hour practicing the sweep and reverse sweep shot with a left-arm wrist spinner, similar to India’s Kuldeep Yadav.
Indian media said that the 31-year-old wicketkeeper batter, who had previously experienced health concerns during the 2021 T20, had been practicing while bearing in mind his condition in advance of the team’s semi-final match against Australia.
Ahmedabad police have finished in front of the most anticipated game on Saturday, which will undoubtedly drive supporters into a frenzy. Special drones will be flown around the stadium for observation, according to the local police’s criminal division.
According to Ahmedabad police, the drones would be utilized to monitor a 5-kilometer radius around the stadium.
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