The Pakistan cricket team took part in a training session at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday ahead of their World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand on Friday. The Pakistan team, which arrived in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening, left the Park Hyatt Hotel for the stadium around 8 a.m. and returned before lunch. Strict security measures were implemented during the team’s trip and at the stadium.
Huge security ahead of Ganesh immersion
The net practice was scheduled for the morning in view of the huge Ganesh immersion procession.
More than 20,000 policemen have been deployed as part of elaborate security for the immersion in and around Hyderabad.
In view of the Ganesh Visarjan and Milad-un-Nabi procession in the city on Sunday, the state police have requested the organizers not to allow spectators in the stadium for the practice match.
Pakistan cricket team practicing in India’s Hyderabad ❤️ pic.twitter.com/6YKcv7wgYL
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Pakistan’s match details
The Men in Green will play both the World Cup friendlies against New Zealand and Australia on September 29 and October 3 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Their World Cup campaign begins on October 6 at the same venue against the Netherlands.
Before going to Ahmedabad for the big match against India on October 14, Babar Azam-led team has to play two World Cup matches against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
The team led by Babar Azam has reached India via Dubai for the tour of India for the first time in seven years.
Pakistan Complete Schedule for World Cup 2023:
Match 2: October 6 – Pakistan vs Netherlands, Hyderabad, 2:00 PM IST
Match 8 October 10 – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Hyderabad, 2:00 PM IST
Match 12 October 14 – India vs Pakistan, Ahmedabad, 2 pm IST
Match 18: October 20 – Australia vs Pakistan, Bengaluru, 2 pm IST
Match 22: October 23 – Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Chennai, 2 pm IST
Match 26: October 27 – Pakistan vs South Africa, Chennai, 2:00 PM IST
Match 31: October 31 – Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Kolkata, 2 pm IST
Match 35: November 4 – New Zealand vs Pakistan, Bengaluru, 10.30 am IST
Match 44: November 11 – England vs Pakistan, Kolkata, 2 pm IST
Pakistan 15-man squad:
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc) Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan (vk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali. Travel Reserves: Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan, Mohammad Haris.
