WATCH: Pakistan team lands in India after 7 years ahead of ODI World Cup

They have not met each other in bilateral series since 2012.

WATCH: Pakistan team lands in India after 7 years ahead of ODI World Cup

Pakistani players (Image via X)

Babar Azam and company landed in Hyderabad on Wednesday (September 27). It is their first tour of India after seven years; the last time Pakistan visited India was in 2016 for the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan and India don’t play bilateral series and only lock horns with each other in the Asia Cup and World Cup matches due to the intense political tension. They have not met each other in bilateral series since 2012.

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Just 48 hours before flying to India, Pakistan resolved all their visa issues. Because of the visa problem, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) even complained to the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Here’s the video of Pakistani players landing at the Hyderabad airport:

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All about Pakistan’s ODI World Cup campaign

Pakistan are set to play two warm-up matches before kick-starting their World Cup campaign. Their first warm-up match is against New Zealand on Friday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad (September 29) and on Tuesday (October 3), they will be meeting Australia at the same venue.

WATCH: Pakistani cricketers land in India after 7 years ahead of ODI World Cup
Pakistani players (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

On October 6, Babar Azam and company will commence their campaign with a match against the Netherlands in Hyderabad. And after playing against Sri Lanka on October 10, the Men in Green will gear up to face home team and arch-rivals India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

After their match against Rohit Sharma’s men, Pakistan will play six more matches in the first round. Their last match in this round is against England, on November 11.

The World Cup will start on October 5 with a match between the last edition’s finalists- England and New Zealand. The final is scheduled to start on November 19 in Ahmedabad.

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