Pakistan and India are all set to face India on October 14 in the most-anticipated game of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad at the biggest cricket stadium, the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Meanwhile, two modern cricketing greats Virat Kohli and Babar Azam will face each other once more. Many look up to their performances and expect to step up.
In a statistical comparison when they have played together in nine games, Indian cricket stalwart Virat Kohli has exhibited a clear advantage over his Pakistani counterpart
Over the course of nine innings, Kohli has accumulated an impressive total of 523 runs, boasting an average of 87.16. His consistency is evident in his five half-centuries and a remarkable century.
Conversely, Babar Azam has not managed to assert himself to the same extent. In eight outings, he has contributed 204 runs, maintaining an average of 29.14. Regrettably, Babar has only reached the half-century mark once.
Babar Azam will have a chance to stamp his authority tomorrow since the No.1 ranked batter has also not scored a fifty in ODIs against the arch-rivals.
It must be noted that the contest will mark the first instance of Pakistan and India playing a ODI against each other on Indian soil after 10 years. Their last bilateral meeting resulted in Pakistan defeating the hosts 2-1.
Both sides will come into the game after wins in their opening matches. India beat Australia in Chennai and Afghanistan in Delhi and Pakistan signed off their memorable trip to Hyderabad by recording the highest-ever chase in the history of the World Cup against Sri Lanka.
The Men in Green has never won against India at the ODI World Cup. They have faced each other seven times with Team India coming at the top every time.
