Prior to the ICC World Cup opening between England and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium, india on October 5, all 10 captains of the participating nations were present at a special media session on Wednesday in Ahmedabad.
In addition to Temba Bavuma, Dasun Shanaka, and others, Babar Azam of Pakistan, Rohit Sharma of India, Jos Buttler of England, Kane Williamson of New Zealand, and Pat Cummins of Australia attended the Captain’s Day event.
Babar Azam downplays the stress of performing in India
The media posed a number of questions to Azam, who was seated next to Buttler, and the 28-year-old responded to each one while outlining his team’s preparations.
In India, we had a warm welcome, Azam remarked. “India has provided excellent hospitality; we feel at home.”
“We’ve been playing together for the past three years, and our bowling is what makes us stand out. We are striving hard for it every day and will give it our all. There won’t be any pressure to perform in India because the environment is similar to that of Pakistan.
The 28-year-old added that while the team is feeling comfortable in Hyderabad, Pakistani supporters would have made the atmosphere even better.
“We’re having fun in Hyderabad. Although it is fantastic to be in India, he continued, “our followers being present would have made the experience much better.
Since Shadab Khan quip that the Men in Green fielded poorly against Australia in their warm-up match because they had consumed a lot of Biryani, Hyderabadi Biryani has become a hot topic among Pakistani players and Indian journalists.
The event’s host, Ravi Shastri, asked Babar the same question, to which he responded, “We heard so much about Hyderabad’s biryani, it was good.”
Eoin Morgan, the captain of the team that won the 2019 World Cup, was also called to the platform and supported Buttler by calling him a superb captain.
The chance to represent his nation in a major competition stunned Rohit, who said: “I feel privileged that I will captain the Indian team at the World Cup. I’m not thinking back to times when the home team won the competition.
When asked about his team’s preparations, Cummins responded, “ODI format suits Australia more, we have won before, and we will try to continue our form.”
Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh, said that because the team is ready, we would attempt to live up to the expectations of our supporters.
Williamson, who will miss the Black Caps’ opening match of the tournament while he recovers from a knee injury, said he is prepared to captain his team.
