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Babar Azam (Source-PCB)
The T20 World Cup is officially here and the fans are just a week away from the blockbuster India vs Pakistan clash in New York. Ahead of the big game there is a massive expectation and fanfare that is already taking place. The Pakistani team reached the American shores recently in a bid to win their 2nd ICC T20 World Cup title.
The Pakistani Cricket Board shared a video where former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar could be seen meeting Babar Azam the Pakistani Cricket Captain. The two shared a pleasant handshake with Babar Azam all smiles and seen discussing something with the Indian legend.
Babar Azam interacts with cricketing icon Sunil Gavaskar 🤝🏏#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/YZMRkDBXWV
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 1, 2024
Pakistan will begin their T20 World Cup campaign with their game against United States of America on the 6th of June. This will be followed by their high voltage clash against India and then the men in green play Canada on the 11th of June and finish their group phase matches with a game on 16th June versus Ireland.
Babar Azam and Pakistan looking to win their 2nd World Cup title
Former South African star AB De Villiers was recently in conversation with Pakistani skipper Babar Azam. The 29-year-old spoke about the support his family had given him during different stages of his career.
“My family played a big role because, when I started out, we did not have a lot of money. We were not like a rich family. When I started out, I played state cricket and played tennis ball cricket and tape-ball cricket every Saturday night. We used to be 2 teams and play together. After sometime, I told my father I wanted to start professional cricket, so he said ok, let us do it. So it was very difficult when I began my professional cricket journey”
During the chat with AB De Villiers in his YouTube channel, Babar Azam said ““I am just taking one day at a time, I am not thinking where I am going, or which age I would stop myself. Right now, I am just playing my own game and I enjoy my every single time. I just love to play cricket. Yes, we are going for the World Cup and the hope is very high. The confidence is very high and we have a good team, we have good players. Good batters and senior players have stepped up and this helps a lot. We are very excited for World Cup,”