Irfan Pathan takes subtle dig at Pakistan fans
\nIslamabad
\nPakistan team arrived in India for ICC World Cup 2023 on Wednesday
\nFormer Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan took a subtle dig at Pakistan fans after the Men in Green touched down in Hyderabad on Wednesday for the ICC World Cup 2023.
\nPakistan team received a warm welcome at the airport and the hotel which was lauded by fans from both sides of the border.
\nMeanwhile, Pathan stated that \u00ecpeople are surprised by our hospitality\u00ee which led many Pakistan fans to think that he was taking a subtle dig at them.
\nHere is how X reacted to Pathan\u2019s post:
\nIt must be noted that the Pakistan team took part in a training session at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, on Thursday.
\nThis was Pakistan\u00eds first training session after arriving on Indian shores for the ICC World Cup 2023.
\nMajority of the Pakistan players took part in the session, which included captain Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali.
\nThe Pakistan men\u2019s cricket team landed in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday from Dubai to participate in the mega event.
\nOn Monday, after a long delay, India finally issued visas to the Pakistan team ending uncertainty surrounding Pakistan\u2019s participation in the tournament.
\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) complaining about a visa delay which, it said, had disrupted the team\u2019s preparation for the mega event across the border.
\nPakistan will play two warm-up matches before beginning their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands on October 6.
\nArch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to clash in a mouth-watering October 14 contest in Ahmedabad.
\nPakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023
\nBabar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
\nTravelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan.
\nSchedule of Pakistan\u2019s warm-up matches:
\nSeptember 29 \u00f3 vs New Zealand in Hyderabad
\nOctober 3 \u00f3 vs Australia in Hyderabad
\nPakistan\u2019s schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023:
\nOctober 6 \u00f3 vs Netherlands in Hyderabad
\nOctober 10 \u00f3 vs Sri Lanka in Hyderabad
\nOctober 14 \u00f3 vs India in Ahmedabad
\nOctober 20 \u00f3 vs Australia in Bengaluru
\nOctober 23 \u00f3 vs Afghanistan in Chennai
\nOctober 27 \u00f3 vs South Africa in Chennai
\nOctober 31 \u00f3 vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
\nNovember 4 \u00f3 vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)
\nNovember 11 \u00f3 vs England in Kolkata
\nThe day matches which will start at 10:00am Pakistan Standard Time (PST) while all other matches will be day-night fixtures starting at 01:30pm (PST).
\nIf Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Kolkata.
\nIf India qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Mumbai unless playing against Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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