Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has lauded Pakistan’s skipper’s batting prowess saying that he may mild up the World Cup.
Talking on an Indian TV channel, the previous Indian opener, when requested to choose one batsman to look out for on this World Cup, selected the Pakistani skipper.
The host took notable names comparable to India’s Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Australia’s David Warner and Steve Smith, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and England’s Joe Root. Nevertheless, Gambhir selected Babar Azam.
“Babar Azam possesses all of the qualities to set this World Cup on hearth,” the previous Indian cricketer stated.
“I’ve not seen many gamers who’ve a lot time to play. Sure, I consider that we’ve got greats like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, David Warner, Kane Williamson and Joe Root, however Babar Azam possesses a distinct degree of high quality [he’s on another level].”
Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam is at present the top-ranked one-day worldwide (ODI) batsman on the planet as per the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) rankings.
Azam tops the record with a score of 857. In the meantime, in Exams, the Inexperienced Shirts’ skipper is at present ranked at quantity 4 with a score of 829.
The 28-year-old has been ranked the primary ODI batter for about 900 days now
The Males in Inexperienced will kick off their World Cup marketing campaign on October 6 by taking up the Netherlands in Hyderabad.
Pakistan will tackle India within the most-anticipated match of the World Cup on October 14 on the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmadabad in entrance of 132,000 spectators.
Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan
Schedule of Pakistan’s warm-up matches:
September 29 — vs New Zealand in Hyderabad
October 3 — vs Australia in Hyderabad
Right here is Pakistan’s schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023:
October 6 — vs Netherlands in Hyderabad
October 10 — vs Sri Lanka in Hyderabad
October 14 — vs India in Ahmedabad
October 20 — vs Australia in Bengaluru
October 23 — vs Afghanistan in Chennai
October 27 — vs South Africa in Chennai
October 31 — vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
November 4 — vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)
November 11 — vs England in Kolkata
The day matches which can begin at 10:00am Pakistan Commonplace Time (PST) whereas all different matches shall be day-night fixtures beginning at 01:30pm (PST).