Pakistan team has been based in Hyderabad and will play their first two matches at the venue.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam shared his thoughts on the famous Hyderabad Biryani a video shared by ICC ahead of the World Cup 2023 tournament, which begins on October 5 in Ahmedabad.
The Pakistani team is stationed in Hyderabad and will play its first two World Cup encounters against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal on October 6 and 10 respectively.
Since arriving in India after seven years, the welcome has been huge from Indian cricket fans and one thing that has featured regularly on the social media accounts of the Pakistan cricketers was the Hyderabadi Biryani.
ICC shared a video in which Pakistani players were asked to pick between Hyderabadi Biryani and Karachi Biryani and skipper Babar Azam had a rather interesting answer.
"It is the specialty. The Hyderabadi Biryani! And I think it is an 8 out of 10! It is slightly spicy though,” Babar said in the ICC video.
When asked about the differences between the two biryanis, Babar once again had a similar reply. "It is very similar but the Hyderabadi Biryani is slightly on the spicier side," he said.
The Pakistan cricket team skipper was asked once again about his biryani experience in Hyderabad during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Captains' Day on Wednesday.
Babar said: "It was great. Had always heard Hyderabadi Biryani was good. It was quite good.”
PTI had reported that the Pakistani contingent had asked their hotel caterer to serve steamed basmati rice, spaghetti in Bolognese sauce, and some vegetable pulao as well.