Big game hunting on world's biggest stage
Hindustan Times|October 14, 2023
Your favourite India-Pakistan World Cup memory is likely to depend on the generation you belong to. From Javed Miandad's histrionics in frustration with Kiran More in 1992 to the Aamer Sohail-Venkatesh Prasad face-off and Ajay Jadeja's brutal takedown of Waqar Younis in 1996; from Sachin Tendulkar's epic Centurion knock in 2003 to India's nerve-racking semi-final win in 2011, there are plenty of worthy contenders to choose from. What will Ahmedabad bring?
VIVEK KRISHNAN
Big game hunting on world's biggest stage

For starters, it's likely to bring a record crowd that is mind boggling even for a spectacle between India and Pakistan. The anticipation has been heightened all the more by the smooth start both teams have had to the campaign.

If India can boast about ticking most boxes in their six-wicket win against Australia and cruising to a target of 273 against Afghanistan with 15 overs to spare, Pakistan have the cachet of completing the highest successful chase in Cup history. They tracked down 345 with 10 balls to spare against Sri Lanka. Pakistan wouldn't want to leak that many runs again obviously, but that will be dictated by the nature of the surface at this sprawling stadium on the banks of the Sabarmati river.

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