Pakistani fans showed expressed their anger on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not including their skipper Babar Azam in the 2023 World Cup promo video. The fans from Pakistan criticized the ICC for overlooking Babar Azam, the top-ranked ODI batter in the world, in the promotional content. They questioned why Babar, a renowned white-ball format player, was absent from the spotlight.
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Pakistan will take on India at the Narendra Modi Stadium
The cricket community felt that the video focused excessively on the Indian cricket team merely because BCCI is hosting the event. The tournament will involve ten teams competing for the coveted title across ten venues, scheduled from October 5 to November 19. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host both the tournament opener and the final.
Here is Pakistan’s schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023:
October 6 — vs Qualifier 1 in Hyderabad
October 12 — vs Qualifier 2 in Hyderabad
October 15 — vs India in Ahmedabad
October 20 — vs Australia in Bengaluru
October 23 — vs Afghanistan in Chennai
October 27 — vs South Africa in Chennai
October 31 — vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
November 4 — vs New Zealand Bengaluru
November 12 — vs England in Kolkata
Meanwhile, here are some Twitter reactions on Babar’s exlusion
