Kolkata: India to face arch-rivals Pakistan in match 2 if Asia Cup 2022. India have won 8 out of the 14 matches played while Pakistan have won five. India is a eager to answer their 10 wicket defeat the last time they faced a 10 man Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2021.
India
All eyes are in Virat Kohli to regain his form. From the 15-member squad BCCI has announced for the tournament, Jasprit Bumrah have ruled out facing an injury.
Mohammed Shami, on the other hand, was not selected for the squad. Virat Kohli has been struggling with the bat for the last two years, the talisman needs a breakthrough of this season through this campaign.
Rohit Sharma is focused to defend the title. Itsta hat trick chamce for India as they have won the last two editions of the Asia Cup. The squad looks promising and have all the bases covered.
Team India Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
The #AsiaCup2022 is a fresh tournament and a new start. We are here for a purpose and we will focus on what we want to achieve from this tournament. Everyone is very excited to be here: #TeamIndia captain @ImRo45 ahead of #INDvPAK. pic.twitter.com/HxfO5ziSJ5
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 27, 2022
Pakistan
Pakistan too had to face injury as Shaheen Afridi is ruled out due to a knee injury. This is a huge blow in 15- member squad. Afridi had been exploiting India in the T20 World Cup last year. Mohammad Wasim has also picked up a back injury in training. Hasan Ali was named as a replacement and is expected to play in the first game against India.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will have to take the responsibility of run-scoring in this crucial contest. Both have played unbeaten knocks in the T20 World Cup last year as the side won by 10 wickets. Pakistan now looks a much-improved side with a lot of potential who can certainly throw a challenge at India.
Team Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain)Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir.
TIME
The Match will begin at 7:30 PM IST, Toss will take place at 7:00 PM
VENUE
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
WHERE TO WATCH
The Match will be telecasted live on Star Sports Channels(Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD , Star Sports 1 Hindi) in India.
LIVE STREAMING
The live streaming of the match will be on Disney+Hotstar in India.
