The anthems are now done, time for the cricket to begin! A familiar opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for Pakistan, Bhuvi Kumar with the new ball.
Anubhav Mathur: "DK is good, but against Shadab and Nawaz, Pant would have come in handy."
The players are walking out for the national anthems. We'll have the Pakistani anthem first, followed by India!
Yash: "India has clearly chosen experience over Rishabh Pant. Not a bad call after all."
KR: "Shocking to see Rishabh Pant dropped from the squad. The guy who's the leading run-scorer for India this year and arguably their best batsman."
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