What you need to know about Pakistan heading into the 50-over global showpiece in India.

World ranking: 2

Match schedule
6 Oct: vs Netherlands, Hyderabad
10 Oct: vs Sri Lanka, Hyderabad
14 Oct: vs India, Ahmedabad
20 Oct: vs Australia, Bengaluru
23 Oct: vs Afghanistan, Chennai
27 Oct: vs South Africa, Chennai
31 Oct: vs Bangladesh, Kolkata
4 Nov: vs New Zealand, Bengaluru
11 Nov: vs England, Kolkata
Full schedule

Squad
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.

Leading run-scorer in squad
Babar Azam
5,409 runs
Highest score: 158
Average: 58.16
Hundreds: 19
Fifties: 28

Leading wicket-taker in squad
Hasan Ali
91 wickets
Best bowling: 5-34
Average: 30.36

World Cup record
1975: Group stage
1979: Semi-finals
1983: Semi-finals
1987: Semi-finals
1992: Champions
1996: Quarter-finals
1999: Runners-up
2003: Group stage
2007: Group stage
2011: Semi-finals
2015: Quarter-finals
2019: Fifth (league stage)

What the captain says
“We are going to play World Cup and not just going to play against India only. There are eight other teams, and it’s not only India, and only if we beat them then we will make it into the final. We are not focused on only one team, we are focused on all other teams in the tournament.” – Babar Azam plays down the hype of facing India

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