Pakistan will make their long-awaited return to India in October-November 2023, marking their first go to since 2016. This extremely anticipated occasion will coincide with the World Cup, including an additional layer of pleasure to the conflict between these two cricketing powerhouses. The final time Pakistan toured India was through the T20 World Cup, however this yr’s encounter holds particular significance as it should happen on October 15 on the famend Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
It is price noting that India and Pakistan have confronted one another in each version of the ODI World Cup since 1992, aside from 2007 when each groups had been eradicated within the group levels. In these encounters, India has emerged victorious in every conflict, additional fueling the rivalry between the 2 nations.
The final time Pakistan performed in India through the World Cup was in 2011, the place they suffered a defeat by the hands of a formidable Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian workforce within the semi-finals. However, this match was not with out its justifiable share of drama and controversy, with Sachin Tendulkar’s LBW choice turning into a serious speaking level for years to return.
During the eleventh over of the match, Ian Gould, the umpire, dominated Tendulkar out LBW. However, the batsman instantly challenged the choice, and the replays revealed that the ball had pitched in line however missed the leg-stump. This choice sparked quite a lot of uproar in Pakistan, and the bowler, Ajmal, expressed his robust disagreement with the ruling after the match concluded.
“I don’t know how the television replays showed my delivery turning towards the leg side because I had bowled an arm ball and it went straight,” Ajmal had mentioned after reaching Lahore following the loss within the semis.
“I don’t know how the television replays showed my delivery turning towards the leg side because I had bowled an arm ball and it went straight,” Ajmal had mentioned after reaching Lahore following the loss within the semis.
It has been greater than 12 years since then, and it seems that the previous Pakistan spinner nonetheless deeply regrets the missed alternative. However, this time, he has made a relatively contentious assertion concerning the dismissal.
“We played the 2011 World Cup, you must remember the incident with Sachin Tendulkar. The LBW decision that was overturned. The controversy about it is still going on. It was out. Both, umpire and I knew it was out. They had cut two frames to make it look like ball missed the stumps. Otherwise, it would’ve hit the stumps in the middle,” Ajmal mentioned on the Nadir Ali Podcast.
Tendulkar ultimately scored 85 runs off 115 deliveries within the match, taking part in a vital position as India secured a 29-run victory, propelling them into the ultimate. The workforce went on to clinch the World Cup, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets within the title conflict held in Mumbai.
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