But a comfortable seven-wicket victory for India means that the tournament hosts remain ensconced at the summit as they go in search of their first men’s Cricket World Cup title since 2011.
Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur was upset by the lack of their fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday but would not blame the team's comprehensive defeat by India on the absence of support from the stands.
With their green shirts drowning in a sea of blue, Mohammad Uzair and Asif Syed Ali were a rare sight in Ahmedabad -- two Pakistan fans in an Indian dominated crowd of around 120,000 witnessing the biggest show in cricket.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the team's immediate World Cup matches with a fractured thumb, but head coach Gary Stead is optimistic the batter will be back in action at some stage of the tournament.
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first in their highly-anticipated clash of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today.
The Tigers won their first warm-up match comprehensively by seven wickets against Sri Lanka on Friday.
Bangladesh will begin their campaign against Afghanistan on October 7 in in the hill city of Dharamsala.
Ahmedabad is set to host the blockbuster India-Pakistan encounter on October 15 in the ICC ODI World Cup later this year while the finalists of the 2019 World Cup, England and New Zealand are set to face each other in the tournament-opener on October 5, according to the draft schedule, reported Cricinfo.
Bangladesh chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu feels that it is too soon to talk about the ODI World Cup squad with a few more assignments left before the showpiece event.
But a comfortable seven-wicket victory for India means that the tournament hosts remain ensconced at the summit as they go in search of their first men’s Cricket World Cup title since 2011.
Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur was upset by the lack of their fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday but would not blame the team's comprehensive defeat by India on the absence of support from the stands.
With their green shirts drowning in a sea of blue, Mohammad Uzair and Asif Syed Ali were a rare sight in Ahmedabad -- two Pakistan fans in an Indian dominated crowd of around 120,000 witnessing the biggest show in cricket.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the team's immediate World Cup matches with a fractured thumb, but head coach Gary Stead is optimistic the batter will be back in action at some stage of the tournament.
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first in their highly-anticipated clash of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today.
The Tigers won their first warm-up match comprehensively by seven wickets against Sri Lanka on Friday.
Bangladesh will begin their campaign against Afghanistan on October 7 in in the hill city of Dharamsala.
Ahmedabad is set to host the blockbuster India-Pakistan encounter on October 15 in the ICC ODI World Cup later this year while the finalists of the 2019 World Cup, England and New Zealand are set to face each other in the tournament-opener on October 5, according to the draft schedule, reported Cricinfo.
Bangladesh chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu feels that it is too soon to talk about the ODI World Cup squad with a few more assignments left before the showpiece event.
