Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam reached Ahmedabad by a special flight from Hyderabad to participate in World Cup Captains Day.
Pakistan cricket team is present in Hyderabad where the national team will play its first match against the Netherlands on 6 October 2023.
The second match of the Pakistan cricket team is also scheduled in Hyderabad on 10 October 2023 against Sri Lanka.
The World Cup will start tomorrow from the Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium, the former captain of the Indian team Sachin Tendulkar will bring the trophy to the ground and announce the opening ceremony of the World Cup.
Before the opening ceremony, the captain of the national team, Babar Azam, reached Ahmedabad from Hyderabad Deccan by a special plane, where the captain’s day is scheduled.
The captains of Afghanistan and the Netherlands Cricket Teams were first called on the stage in the Captain’s Day ceremony.
The captain of the Afghan cricket team, Hashmatullah, said that he is not nervous he is excited and will enjoy the World Cup.
The captains of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Cricket Teams were called together on the stage and both captains said that we are friends and not rivals.
Similarly, the captains of South Africa and Australia were called on the stage together.
Australian captain Pat Cummins said that he is looking forward to the World Cup, cricket fans in India are huge and there is noise, while South African captain Temba Bavuma said that he has experience playing in India.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and host India captain Rohit Sharma came on stage together.
On this occasion, Babar Azam said that we did not feel that we were in India at all, we felt that we were in our own country, we were not expecting such a wonderful reception, but we received a great reception in Hyderabad. , we will give 100 percent in the World Cup and have worked hard for it.
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma said that it is a matter of pride to lead the Indian team and will do everything they can to win the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma said that he is not thinking about the host team winning in the past, the World Cup will be a tough tournament, but he will enjoy it.