IND vs PAK: 'Tiger' Salman Khan Waiting For India's 8th World Cup Win Over Pakistan - WATCH

A cricket World Cup is incomplete without an India vs Pakistan face-off. Since the teams no longer engage in bilateral tourneys, the ICC events are the only platform where they challenge each other’s calibre with bat and ball. On Saturday, the Narendra Modi Stadium will witness one of the biggest cricketing battles of the year and the fans are super excited for the action to unfold in Ahmedabad. So is Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan.

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There have been 7 India vs Pakistan matches so far in the ODI World Cup history and the men in blue have won them all. As Rohit Sharma & Co look to extend the streak with the 8^th victory, Salman has expressed his “8 ka wait” in a video, shared by Star Sports India on X (formerly Twitter).

Salman Khan was seen sporting his Tiger look in the video. The actor plays a Raw agent, Avinash Singh Rathore, popularly known as Tiger, in Maneesh Sharma’s Tiger franchise. The trailer for Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 will be unveiled on October 16 and the film will be released in November, on Diwali.

Check out the full video here:

Coming back to cricket, both Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue and the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team are in terrific form in the ongoing World Cup 2023. With two wins in two matches, both teams are among the top four in the 10-team marquee event.

Team India started their World Cup 2023 campaign with a crushing defeat over Australia. India won the first match by 6 wickets, with 52 balls remaining.

Next, India defeated Afghanistan to record a second victory on the trot. Skipper Rohit Sharma broke several records with his superb knock of 131 runs off 84 balls.

In the second match, the Men in Blue achieved the victory target of 273 with 15 overs to spare.