"Ek bar fir mouka mouka" - Twitter reacts as India set to lock horns with Pakistan once again in ICC T20 World Cup 2022
India will lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan once again at the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on October 23 at the picturesque Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on January 21 (Friday) announced the schedule for the next edition of the global T20 event.
The two neighboring nations are placed in Group B alongside South Africa, Bangladesh and two other qualifying teams. Group A, on the other hand, has hosts Australia, New Zealand, England, Afghanistan along with two other qualifiers.
After a lopsided outing in the last edition of the T20 World Cup, both teams will play each other yet again in their first game of the tournament. The Super 12 clash will have emotions at an all-time high as both teams will look to start their campaign on a winning note, in their quest for World Cup glory.
Fans from both sides of the border were certainly ecstatic and flooded social media platforms with their messages as soon as the fixtures were out.
Here are some of the reactions:
India vs Pakistan on 23rd October at MCG, the atmosphere will be incredible with this man heating up everything. 💥 https://t.co/mC1JPGK4uX
. It's #Indvspak on Oct 23rd But rohit sharma never won opening match of league as captain 
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Wait !! What 😳. It's #Indvspak on Oct 23rd But rohit sharma never won opening match of league as captain 😭😭. Must win game 😐.
#T20WorldCup
#T20WorldCup2022 https://t.co/yU1HVB0awY
after seeing indian team vs pakistan team in World Cup #indvspak
Indian fans:- https://t.co/pQTf0MX9Sq
100,000 people will watch India vs Pakistan at the MCG #T20WorldCup2022 https://t.co/hgFfzpDyq0
#indvspak #T20WorldCup2022
Scenes on the internet on 23rd oct
https://t.co/KWvnSuf1UW
India's first match against Pak in #T20WorldCup2022
Rohit Sharma be like :
#indvspak https://t.co/mEo2ipvZ5U
Scheduled announce #IndianCricketTeam will face #PakistanCricket team in the first match at #Melbourne Cricket ground on October 23 .
#T20WorldCup2022 #PakVsInd
India vs Pakistan
#AnushkaSharma 👇😄 https://t.co/2xRgwGQYYv
Are you ready 23rd October 2022
#T20WorldCup2022 #T20WorldCup #T20Cricket #t20wc #indiaVsPakistan https://t.co/J658G3rN9I
It doesn't matter if it's 24th October or 23rd October In Sha Allah history will be made once again!! Go Team Green!! Pakistan Zindabad!! 💚💚 #PakistanCricket #WeHaveWeWill https://t.co/LwmFWI1VJa
Can't get any bigger than this... India vs Pakistan on 23rd October at the mighty 'G'.... India to start their campaign in the 2022 T20 WC against Pakistan... ❤
#T20WorldCup2022
After 6604 hour's and 40 minutes pakistan vs India match in two world cup..
#pakvsind #PakistanCricket #BabarAzam #RohitSharma https://t.co/dEw00wE9l4
Pakistan & India the two rivals will come head-to-head again at @MCG
It will be Pak Vs Ind
Babar Vs Rohit at the MCG on October 23 this year
#PAKvIND #CricketTwitter #Cricket
#T20WorldCup https://t.co/5MRIwEXaxj
@ICC @T20WorldCup 2015 ka world cup match bhi australia me hua thha India vs Pakistan
And India defeated them one sided ..
I am happy that australia is the venue 😍
No night match .. means No dew also No dubai or Sharjah stadium 😮😮😮😮
Means no party 🇵🇰😂😂
What happened when India last played Pakistan in a T20 World Cup game?
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan's clash in T20 World Cup 2021 is the most viewed T20I on Television.
#IndvsPak #PAKvIND #ViratKohli #BabarAzam
#T20WorldCup #Pakistan #india https://t.co/z6BPFDtudu
Babar Azam & Co finally ended their losing streak against the Men in Blue in World Cup tournaments the last time they played India. Pakistan beat their arch-rivals comprehensively by 10 wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Shaheen Afridi ran riot with the new ball, removing openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul cheaply. But an outstanding half-century from Virat Kohli and a valuable 39-run innings from Rishabh Pant propelled India to a challenging total of 151/7.
But Pakistan's openers, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, produced a magnificent batting performance. They chased down the total with over two overs to spare. Rizwan was the more devastating of the two, finishing with 79 while Babar remained unbeaten on 68.
So far, they have locked horns against each other on six occasions in World Cup tournaments. The Men in Blue have won on five occasions while Pakistan ended their losing streak in 2021.