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Watch: ICC's Rohit Sharma-Babar Azam "Best Friends" Post Goes Viral

The T20 World Cup in Australia will be starting on Sunday with Sri Lanka squaring off against Namibia. However, the Super 12 stage will resume on October 22 with the match between New Zealand and Australia. However, all eyes are on the high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan that will be played on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On Saturday, the ICC organised a Captains' Day where all 16 skippers of the participating teams engaged with the media.

Shaheen Afridi is fully fit, dedicated to give his 100 percent: Babar Azam

Shaheen had missed the Asia Cup and the seven-match T20I series due to an injury. It would be interesting to see if the pacer, who received treatment in London, participates in the warm-up games before the encounter against India. The India-Pakistan clash in the 2022 T20 World Cup is among the most awaited sporting events of the year.

"Learning Never Stops": Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan Give Advice To Bangladesh Player. Watch

The Pakistan Cricket Board shared a heartwarming video on social media in which the country's cricket team skipper Babar Azam and his fellow opener Mohammad Rizwan could be seen giving some advice to Bangladesh batter Litton Das. While Babar advised the Bangladeshi player to ignore the outside noise while playing for the country, Rizwan told him the importance of hard work. Meanwhile, Litton could be seen listening to the two Pakistan openers carefully during the chat. "Learning Never Stops," wrote PCB while sharing the video on Instagram.

India Have Bench Strength To Cover Injuries: Rohit Sharma Ahead Of T20 World Cup

India has the bench strength to make up for the absence of its injured stars when its T20 World Cup campaign gets under way against archrivals Pakistan, skipper Rohit Sharma said Saturday. Mohammed Shami has been added to India's 15-man squad to replace pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is out with back issues, for the marquee tournament in Australia starting Sunday. Key all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is also missing the tournament due to injury, but Rohit insisted the team was ready for the challenge with the players at hand.

T20 World Cup: I already have my XI against Pakistan, says Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma said that the playing XI for the match has been decided and he doesn't believe in a last-minute decision as he wants them to prepare well. The India-Pakistan clash in the 2022 T20 World Cup is among the most awaited sporting events of the year. The two arch-rivals clashing against each other at a stadium as iconic as the Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG) in the marquee event, it really does not get much better than this. Both India and Pakistan are part of Group 2 in the Super 12 stage alongside South Africa, and Bangladesh while two teams will join them from the qualifiers.

"He Will Control The Game": Suresh Raina Picks India's "Go-To Man" At T20 World Cup. It's Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

The eyes of all cricket fans are focussed on just one direction right now - the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Most of the teams have already reached Down Under as the action begins on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is one of the heavyweights going into the tournament, however, it had to tackle few injury problems in the buildup to the marquee event. India will be without star allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and pacer Jasprit Bumrah - both of whom were injured. While all other top players are fit, Suresh Raina, member of India's 2011 50-over World Cup-winning team, gave his take on the player who will 'control the game' for the 'Men in Blue'.

"Don't Think Rishabh Ka Jagah Ban Raha Hai But...": Suresh Raina On T20 World Cup Playing XI

With the T20 World Cup just days away, it's the final stage of preparation for all the teams. For India, it's is still not clear what their ideal playing XI should look like. The team is full of big names and some awesome hitters. However, with Ravindra Jadeja not part of the squad due to injury, there is a dearth of left-handers in the team. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is one of the options but his form in T20s has not been great of late. However, member of 2011 World Cup-winning team Suresh Raina feels that a space needs to be created for him.

Babar Azam Presented With Birthday Cake During ICC Captains' Day Ahead Of T20 World Cup. See Pics

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is one of the finest batters going around in world cricket right now, and he would hope to put on a good show for his side at the upcoming T20 World Cup, beginning Sunday. Pakistan will play their first match of the tournament on October 23 against arch-rival India. The apex cricket body, ICC organised a Captains' Day media call on Saturday where all 16 skippers were made available to speak to the media. Knowing how it was Babar's birthday, Australia captain Aaron Finch presented him with a cake and the Pakistan skipper celebrated his day with other 15 captains.

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Watch: ICC's Rohit Sharma-Babar Azam "Best Friends" Post Goes Viral

Shaheen Afridi is fully fit, dedicated to give his 100 percent: Babar Azam

"Learning Never Stops": Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan Give Advice To Bangladesh Player. Watch

India Have Bench Strength To Cover Injuries: Rohit Sharma Ahead Of T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup: I already have my XI against Pakistan, says Rohit Sharma

"He Will Control The Game": Suresh Raina Picks India's "Go-To Man" At T20 World Cup. It's Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

"Don't Think Rishabh Ka Jagah Ban Raha Hai But...": Suresh Raina On T20 World Cup Playing XI

Babar Azam Presented With Birthday Cake During ICC Captains' Day Ahead Of T20 World Cup. See Pics