🏏Cricket World Cup 2023: Match #12: India vs Pakistan🏏Thread #1 - Page 8

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

My husband traveled all the way to Ahmedabad to watch this match live!!

Unko bolo jitwa k aayei

India have reaffirmed their favourites tag with the start they've had to the campaign, and a huge factor in that has been the form of their batting order. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, they all look in sublime touch. Kohli and Rahul led a superb rescue act against Australia after slipping to 2/3 in a tricky chase. Then in the next game against Afghanistan, it was captain Rohit's turn to set the stage on fire with a terrific hundred off just 63 balls - the fastest by an Indian in World Cups.

Originally posted by: Palak2812

It was definitely not needed

Such a shitty move.

But yes they are just trying to do damage control saying we aren't telecasting.

Sunidhi is performing now

Next is Arijit

Shuja Mushtaq: Both the captains by keeping the past behind, have stated that we are focusing on the present. Now it remains worth to be seen how the team Pakistan handles the pressure. Playing in front of 100,000 people with less support is not easy.

Ahmad Ali: "@Rajith I have same feeling for Shaheen"

Originally posted by: -Sunshine

Sunidhi is performing now

Next is Arijit

Yeah

I saw her pic

Rohit Badola: "Ashwin probably play in the lineup .... he will be best to contain Rizwan "

1.10pm Talking about team news, Rohit Sharma suggested that Shubman Gill '99% available' for this game. Gill arrived in Ahmedabad a day before the rest of the team and trained in the nets on Thursday. Should he be drafted into the team straight away if fit?

Aakash Chopra ki bhavishya vani sunn lo

https://x.com/cricketaakash/status/1713081548675932626?s=20

Originally posted by: Prizi

Pitch report?

Out of 11 pitches at the Narendra Modi Stadium, five are of black soil, five are a mixture of three soils and the remaining one is a mix of the first two types of surfaces. The ones used most are the black soil ones which produce bounce and swing and runs. The red soil ones which grip and turn which we saw in the 2021 series against England, are not used much since then. The surface used for the tournament opener, had a spongy bounce at the start as New Zealand bowlers got more aid than the English pacers in the evening as under lights, the wicket got flatter and flatter as the game went on.

The India-Pakistan game is likely to be played on a similar surface. In the IPL too it was seen that the surface remained batting-friendly for all nine games and it seems to be the case in the ongoing World Cup too. If India win the toss, they might elect to field first given how the surface gets better in the evening and if Pakistan win, they might opt to bat given their struggles while chasing against India, even though they are coming off a record chase against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad.