'Chalo Babar apne birthday ke din harne se bach jayega' - Fans react as India vs Pakistan clash in ODI World Cup 2023 reschedules to 14th October

In a recent piece of news, the highly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan in the ODI World Cup 2023 is set to be rescheduled. It is understood that the Indian Cricket Board decided to shift the date of the group match between the arch-rivals as it is clashing with the dates of the Navratri festival.

Notably, the tournament will kick off with the inaugural between the defending champions England and the runners-up of the ODI World Cup 2019, New Zealand. Both teams will lock horns in the inaugural encounter on the 5^th of October at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India eyeing to clinch their 8th win against Pakistan in ODI World Cup history

Returning to the high-voltage match between India and Pakistan, the highly anticipated has already attracted a lot of headlines even before its commencement. The fans had made early bookings for hotels and flights at high prices but were in for a shock when news of a schedule amendment reached them.

As for Pakistan vs India clash in ODI World Cup history, the Men in Green have never won a match against the two-time champions. The two faced each other seven times in the different editions of the tournament and the men in blue have emerged victorious in all 7 matches against the 1992 World Cup champions.

Here’s a look at the updated schedule of India in ODI World Cup 2023 as per the reports:

8^th October 2023, India vs Australia, Chennai

11^th October 2023, India vs Afghanistan, Delhi

14^th October 2023, India vs Pakistan, Ahmedabad

19^th October 2023, India vs Bangladesh, Pune

22^nd October 2023, India vs New Zealand, Dharmsala

29^th October 2023, India vs England, Lucknow

2^nd November 2023, India vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai

5^th November 2023, India vs South Africa, Kolkata

11^th November 2023, India vs Netherlands, Bengaluru.

The Indian cricket fans are also responding with a lot of contrasting reactions to the change in the date of the clash between India and Pakistan. The fans took to Twitter to express their views on the Indian Cricket Board rescheduling the match. There were also fans who expressed frustration because they had already made reservations for hotels and flights at expensive rates for the previously scheduled date of October 15th.

Here's how fans reacted:

Chalo Babar apne birthday ke din harne se bach jayega

— Super Striker ⚔️ (@______dying_) July 31, 2023

bc mene Flight or hotel dono book Kiya tha 14 oct ko🤡🥹

— manish. (@manish_737) July 31, 2023

India will thrash Pakistan

— DhoniFanRoshan 🦁 (@ItsRoshan124) July 31, 2023

Abee bh@dwo 14 ko flight hai meri
Ab tumhara b@@p charges bharega

— Hitman zindabad (@KrrishK43904676) July 31, 2023

Early hotel book karne wale pic.twitter.com/sl2HoleZuI

— Shahzad Ali Khan 🇮🇳 (@pkmkb00lund) July 31, 2023

12 ka bad dirext 14 ko match L Lag Gya 🫨🫨🫠

— Ʈɦɛ 𝙎𝙔𝘾𝙊𓆪ꪹ輪 (@Usamakh26138163) July 31, 2023

Ek din me 3 match nhi hona chahiye...

— GAMER INDIA (@GAMERINDIA6439) July 31, 2023

Want to see this again #pkmkb forever🔥 pic.twitter.com/XZM4vbW8Vl

— 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈 𝙎𝙪𝙮𝙖𝙨𝙝 (@VirMessiSuyash) July 31, 2023