Golden opportunity to become a hero in front of fans by defeating India: Babar Azam

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Ahmedabad . Amidst the ongoing hype and pressure surrounding the high voltage clash between India and Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday, captain Babar Azam feels that the match is a golden opportunity for his team to perform well and become a hero.

A huge number of fans around 1,32,000 are expected to come to enjoy the India-Pakistan match at Narendra Modi Stadium, which is counted among the best stadiums in the world.

Before this match, Pakistani captain Babar Azam said, “To be honest, yes, the India-Pakistan match is a big match. I have just asked the team to give their best. As a player, as a team. This is our belief and we will give our all in this match.

“The main thing is to execute our plans and believe in ourselves. Ahmedabad is a big stadium and a lot of fans are coming. So, it is a golden opportunity for us to perform well in front of the fans and become heroes.”

Pakistan leads India 73-56 in head-to-head record in ODIs. But as far as the 50-over World Cup is concerned, the story is different, as India has won all seven matches against its arch-rivals since 1992.

Babar Azam said in the pre-match press conference, “I don’t focus on the past. I try to focus on the future. Such records are meant to be broken and I try to break them.

“I believe that my team performed well in the first two matches and will do well in the next matches as well. We believe that we can do it and we will go in with full confidence.”

Babar Azam also feels that toss and dew will be important factors in Saturday’s match. He said that in all the matches we have seen, the toss is important because the pitch behaves well under lights.(IANS)

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