Pakistan won the toꦬss 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 injuꦬred 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 Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit 𓄧Bumrah.
Pakistan:
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, 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)
