Ahmedabad: We are less than a week away from the biggest clash of the cricketing calendar in which India take on arch-rivals Pakistan at the Narendra Modi stadium on October 15. There is already massive buzz around the game as the Pakistan team is traveling to India after seven years. While tickets have been costly and with the demands rising, the Board of Control of Cricket in India would be releasing 14,000 tickets online from 12:00 PM IST. This is the link from where you can purchase the tickets.cricketworldcup.com.
Read More: Sachin Tendulkar named ICC Global Ambassador for Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
“The BCCI announces the release of 14,000 tickets for the highly anticipated India v. Pakistan match to be held on October 14, 2023, at Ahmedabad. The sale of tickets for the match will commence from 12 PM IST onwards on October 8th, 2023. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the official ticketing website,” said BCCI in their media release.
Ahead of the Pakistan clash, Team India will be in one-on-one action against five-time World Champions Australia in their ODI World Cup 2023 opener. The Men in Blue will face the Aussies at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, on October 8.
Read More: Shubman Gill Tests Positive For Dengue, Doubtful For India’s World Cup Opener Against Australia
India is a two-time World Cup winner, having won the trophy in 1983 and 2011. Sunday’s clash will re-start their quest of ending the decade-long global trophy drought. On the other hand, Australia have won the World Cup five times in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015. They are also the only side to win three successive ODI World Cup titles and have the knack of being at their best in mega events.
Read More: Asian Games Medal Tally: India Finish 4th With Historic 107 Medals, 22 Gold, 38 Silver, 41 Bronze
Apart from the trend of host nations winning World Cups in the last three editions, the recent form also is in India’s favour. An Asia Cup triumph in Sri Lanka, followed by beating Australia 2-1 at home last month means Rohit Sharma & Co enter the competition as the top-ranked ODI team and with optimism to do what MS Dhoni-led side did in their 2011 World Cup winning run.
