World Cup 2023: Pakistani cricket team reached India after seven years, first clash with Netherlands on 6 October

Pakistan Cricket Team Arrives in India After 7 Long Years Pakistan Cricket Team arrived here on Wednesday for the first time in seven years on a tour of India where it has to participate in the ODI World Cup starting from October 5. The team led by Babar Azam arrived here from Dubai and the team will spend a lot of time in Hyderabad.

The team left Lahore early on Wednesday and reached here at night. Pakistan will play practice matches against New Zealand on September 29 and Australia on October 3 before starting their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands.

Pakistan cricket team reached India for World Cup 2023

Pakistani players got Indian visas only 48 hours before traveling. Due to strained relations between India and Pakistan, both teams play against each other only in Asia Cup and ICC tournaments. Only Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Ali Aga in the current Pakistan team have toured India.

Babar did not play in the T20 World Cup in India in 2016 due to injury. Before the team's departure, Babar had expressed his excitement about playing in India, especially in Ahmedabad where the arch-rivals would face host India in front of over a lakh spectators.

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