The world’s largest cricket stadium, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, will host India vs Pakistan blockbuster on October 15. Babar Azam and his men will be eager to rewrite history since the odds are heavily stacked in India’s favour. The 1992 champions eventually ended the curse with a 10-wicket defeat at the 2021 T20 World Cup, but the 50-over format is a very different version altogether.
India is 7-0 up over Pakistan in ODI World Cups. In addition, not a single member of this squad, including skipper Babar, would have experienced the challenge of Pakistan playing an international cricket match in India as this would be the first time in ten years that the Pakistan team would be playing an ODI in India.
My aim is to go to every country and perform well: Babar Azam
Babar Azam made it abundantly clear that he and his team would want to focus on the other teams in the World Cup as well. He said, “I’ve been hearing a lot. We are going to play the World Cup, not to play against India. Barring India, there are other different teams whom we have to play against. If we can beat them, we will play in the final. Our focus is not on one team but all 10 of them. Our plan is to play well against all teams, win matches and then secure a ticket of the final.”
The Pakistan skipper further spoke about his thought process and what’s his aim for the rest of the year. He said, “Our thought is simple. Wherever there is cricket, there are matches… we have to go and play. As a professional, you have to be ready for everything – play in different conditions and environments. This is what we call challenge. As a player and captain, my aim is to go to every country and perform well, dominate and win matches for Pakistan. So that is what is on our minds and not that we have to play well against one team.”
