Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel trolled the Pakistan cricket team after the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the schedule for the Cricket World Cup 2027 on Thursday. In the main event, there will be a total of 12 teams, which have been divided into Groups A and B. The top three teams from each group will move into the Super 7 phase.
Each group contains six teams. Pakistan have been put in Group A alongside India, Australia, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Qualifier A will join the five sides in the group. The best fourth-placed team across the two groups will take the final seventh spot.
Each team will get six more matches from October 25 to November 14. Australia are the defending champions of the Cricket World Cup, having registered a six-wicket win over India in the 2023 final in Ahmedabad. The group stage of the Cricket World Cup 2027 will begin on October 7, with India taking on Australia in a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final in Cape Town. South Africa will begin their campaign against New Zealand in Cape Town on October 9, while co-host Zimbabwe will face Qualifier A in Bulawayo on the same day. Earlier reporting noted: India And Pakistan Could Play Against Each Other Three Times In Cricket World Cup 2027 – Here’s How India And Pakistan Could Play Against Each Other Three Times In Cricket World Cup 2027 – Here’s How India And Pakistan Could Play Against Each Other Three Times In Cricket World Cup 2027 – Here’s How Earlier reporting noted: The schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 is out! In the main event, there will be a total of 12 teams, which have been divided into groups A and B. the Shubman Gill-led side will face arch-rivals Pakistan on October 10 in Johannesburg While India begin their campaign on October 7 with a match against Australia. Earlier reporting noted: Such is the format of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 that India and Pakistan could face each other three times.
There will be no points carried over from the group stage to the Super 7, which means that the teams will play in a round-robin format. Parthiv poked fun at the Pakistan cricket team While discussing the schedule on Star Sports. Meanwhile, Pakistan had finished fifth with four wins and five losses in nine matches. Each group contains six teams. India, Pakistan, Australia, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan have been placed in the same group. Qualifier A will join the five sides in Group A.
