Pakistan won the toss and opted to🦩 bowl first against India in the high-octane clash of the World Cup at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday.
All-rounder Vijay Shankar replaced the injured Shikhar Dhawan in the Indian playing eleven while Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan🐟, who missed the last game against Australia, were included in the Pakistan playing XI.
India:
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (captain), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jad🎐hav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvend𓂃ra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistan:
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zamaꦕn, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Sh🌺oaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir.
Meanwhile, Bharat Army, who is there in England to cheer for the Men in Blue have prepared a song for Vijay Shankar. “Jay Jay Vijay Shankar, he’ll pull away the bouncer, he’s a batting all-rounder,” goes the lyrics of the song.
🎵 Jay Jay Vijay Shankar, he'll pull away the bouncer, he's a batting all-rounder 🎵 has a special musical reception planned for one of its stars.
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)