The Pakistan cricket workforce arrived in India after seven years forward of Cricket World Cup 2023 and the welcome was overwhelming in Hyderabad. Folks flocked to the airport with a purpose to catch a glimpse of the Pakistan cricketers and several other of them took to social media to share their emotions concerning the heartwarming welcome. India and Pakistan stopped taking part in bilateral collection nearly a decade in the past and consequently, their matches in worldwide or continental tournaments are a deal with for cricket followers. Cricket followers had been as soon as once more current because the cricketers began follow earlier than their first Cricket World Cup warm-up recreation.

“We did count on individuals to show up on the floor however a correct welcome on the airport from followers, we didn’t see that coming. That they had lined up for the workforce. It was fantastic to witness that, even the gamers acquired emotional about it,” a workforce supply instructed PTI.

Pakistan arrived lower than 48 hours earlier than their opening Cricket World Cup warm-up fixture towards New Zealand on Friday and absolutely conscious of the duty at hand, as many as 10 gamers together with two travelling reserves turned up on the floor for the non-obligatory coaching session.

After warming up within the area of play, Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed had been the primary batch of batters to hit the nets. Bowling to them had been the fearsome tempo duo of Shaheen Afridi and a fit-again Haris Rauf, who bowled for the primary time because the recreation towards India in Asia Cup on September 10.

The skilled Hasan Ali, making a comeback into the workforce following Naseem Shah‘s damage, additionally hit his stride beneath the supervision of bowling coach Morne Morkel. The tempo trio was in good spirits and was seen joking with the web bowlers supplied by the native affiliation HCA.

(With PTI inputs)