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Pakistan Squad (Source: Twitter)
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday reiterated the fact that the Pakistan ODI side who will fly down to India for the 2023 ODI World Cup will be treated as any other side. The Pakistan Government recently gave the Green signal for Pakistan to attend the World Cup. The World Cup will be played between October 5 to November 19.
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The tournament will be held entirely in India for the first time and India will be hosting the event for the fourth time. The men in green were still deliberating on sending their side to India due to strained bilateral relations between the two nations over the years. Pakistan and India largely play each other at World events.
Pakistan Team will be treated like any other team- Indian Ministry of External Affairs
The last time India and Pakistan played each other was in a limited over series in 2012. "We have seen these reports regarding the Pakistan cricket team's participation in the upcoming World Cup to be hosted by India. Pakistan cricket team will be treated just like the cricket team of any other country participating in the World Cup."
In that series which was played in India, the two T20Is were squared 1-1 and when it came to the ODIs Pakistan won the series 2-1. Pakistan and India take on each other on October 14 in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The World Cup will be played in ten venues. A lot of the venues that will host the World Cup games are currently undergoing renovation.
The Pakistan Team have retained their entire coaching crew ahead of Asia Cup and the World Cup. The Pakistan Cricket Board recently underwent a change in management with Zaka Ashraf taking over as chairman from Najam Sethi. This means that Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn will retain their positions up until the end of the World Cup.
Pakistan support Staff
Player support personnel: Rehan-ul-Haq (team manager), Mickey Arthur (Director - Pakistan men's team), Grant Bradburn (head coach), Andrew Puttick (batting coach), Morne Morkel (bowling coach), Aftab Khan (fielding coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant coach), Dr Sohail Saleem (team doctor), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media manager), Lt Col Usman Anwari (Retd) (security manager), Ammar Ahsan (digital content producer, only for Asia Cup), Maqbool Ahmad Babri (psychologist), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur).
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
Lmao.. BCCI keeps reminding porkis their aukat
— Yash Wardhan (@wardhantweets) August 12, 2023
Virat bhai bs special treatment denge
— SHASHANK DWIVEDI (@dwivedi7024) August 12, 2023
Sachin sir will give special treatment with bat ka grip 🤣
— RJDaniel (@notx998) August 12, 2023
No special treatment for the rivals ?
— Abraham (@Abraham06154863) August 12, 2023
Toh isme galat kya hai?
— Rahil khan (@iRated_R) August 12, 2023
They are not special 😏
— Beyond the scoreboard 🏏📈 (@me_me_center) August 12, 2023
Ye sab statement dene ki kya zaroorat thi
— Vinayak Gupta (@Vinayak20501907) August 12, 2023
Mashallah, feeling good to hear that my country Pakistan will be treated well as an Indian Muslim this means alot❤️
— Sharique Halala (@halala1998) August 12, 2023
Ab to jake Harna hi padega pic.twitter.com/NntvKll9by
— Babul Yadav (@BABULKU74795114) August 12, 2023
Aukat of Pakistan 🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— The King (@TheKing56998085) August 12, 2023