ICC WORLD CUP 2023 NEWS | September 12, 2024

WATCH: Hilarious similarities between Pakistan’s 1992 and 2023 World Cup campaigns

When the ICC World Cup is approaching, a lot of Pakistani cricket fans look for parallels to the 1992 World Cup, which was the only time the Men in Green were successful in taking home the precious trophy.

One of the Pakistani users of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, shared an amusing video comparing the Green Shirts’ World Cup 2023

campaigns from 1992 and 2023. The huge event is scheduled to start on October 5.

Some of the commonalities mentioned in the film included India winning the Asia Cup, a Pakistani bowler getting hurt, Pakistan’s ODI rankings, and the team leader not being married.

Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023

Babar 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.

Traveling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan.

Pakistan’s Schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023

October 6 = vs. Netherlands in Hyderabad
October 10 = vs. Sri Lanka in Hyderabad
October 14 = 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 (Day match)
November 11 = vs. England in Kolkata

The daytime games will begin at 10:00 A.M Pakistan Standard Time (PST), while the nighttime games will begin at 1:30 A.M (PST). Pakistan will play in Kolkata if they make it to the semifinals. Unless they are playing Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata, India will play in Mumbai if they advance to the semi-finals.