Srinagar: The visiting Pakistan side led by Babar Azam held its first training session in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad ahead of the highlight awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 India vs Pakistan clash on Thursday.
In trading players were seen busy in bowling, batting and fielding drills.
The Pakistan cricket team is set to have another practice session on Friday afternoon.
Earlier, Pakistan registered a historic win against Sri Lanka in the eighth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Tuesday in Hyderabad.
Chasing the target of 345 runs, the Men in Green met with early blows as they had lost their top-order batters, Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam, in just 7.1 overs and were 37-2 but the match-winning partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and the World Cup debutant, Abdullah Shafique, changed the fortunes of the struggling Pakistani side.
The 176-run stand between the two batters provided their side the much-needed break and got them in a dominating position once again.
Abdullah walked back to the pavilion after scoring 113 off 103 courtesy of 10 fours and three sixes but Rizwan stayed till the end and took his side over the line by scoring 131 runs — Pakistan’s second-highest individual score in the World Cup overtaking Ramiz Raja’s 119 against New Zealand in 1992.