Which side will win the India vs Pakistan clash at the ACC Asia Cup in Dubai on 28th August?

[MenInG]

Watch out Pakistan....

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[MenInG]

India's KL Rahul said on Friday his team is looking forward to playing Pakistan in a high-stakes Asia Cup clash this weekend with the arch-rivals only meeting each other in multi-nation events due to political issues between them.

The neighbours have not played a Test since 2007, instead facing off only in the shorter versions of the game and at multi-team competitions on foreign soil, rather than head-to-head series at home.

The T20 tournament begins on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates but fans await the blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan a day later.

"We are all very excited. As players we always look forward to this India-Pak clash as we don't play each other anywhere else but these big tournaments," Rahul told reporters.

"As we've seen there is a huge history, there has always been rivalry and the games have always been high intensity. As players we have always dreamt of playing India-Pakistan and it's a great opportunity for all of us to challenge ourselves."

Matches ignite great fervour but they have also defused military tensions between the two nations, which have fought four wars since independence from Britain in 1947.

Recently pictures and videos of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and India superstar Virat Kohli meeting on the sidelines of a practice session in Dubai went viral.

"We can't run away from the rivalry and emotion that comes through as a player," Rahul said.

"After the game or before, everything goes away you become normal people, learn from each other, share experiences, it's always been friendly."

An India-Pakistan match is always a big draw among cricket fans with millions expected to watch the match across the globe.

Pakistan outplayed India by 10 wickets in their previous meeting to bring the house down at the T20 World Cup match in Dubai last year.

"Losing any game in a World Cup always hurts a little bit," said India's vice-captain.

"We were outplayed by a really strong Pakistan team, so we once again get an opportunity against them.

"There might be a history of how many times we have played, how many times each team has won (but) it doesn't count for anything, it will always start from zero."

No Shaheen

Rahul recently led India to a 3-0 one-day international sweep of Zimbabwe - in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma - after returning from a long injury lay-off.

Last year, Rahul was bowled for three by Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi who led his team's demolition of India's batting.

Shaheen, however, will miss the Asia Cup due to a knee injury which is a boost to India's prospects.

"We've seen Shaheen Afridi, how he's performed over the last two years. He's a world class bowler, a quality bowler," said Rahul.

"Left-arm fast bowlers right now in world cricket are the most dangerous, they're causing most trouble for the batters.

"So if he played, it would've been a good experience to challenge ourselves against a quality bowler."

Rahul downplayed Kohli's extended slump in form, saying the team is "not worried" and the star batsman will soon be back to his high standards of batting.

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[MenInG]

Shadab Khan presser:

"Virat Kohli is a legend. His performances are still good, but he has set such high standards that people feel that he is not performing. I hope he gets back to form and scores a century, but not against us"

"We will miss Shaheen and Mohammed Wasim. They are terrific players. But the beauty of cricket is that it is a team game, not an individual game. We will start afresh as this is a new match. What has happened is history now. We would like to perform the same way as we did. Definitely, we have a good team, but it is not a champion team. We don’t worry about the result, we focus on the game."

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[Afzal_K]

Win or lose, just want a good match where everyone gives 100%, T20 its anyone's game on the day

 

[Mesozoic]

Don't care who wins this effective dead rubber game but one thing is for sure...

Whoever wins this will go on to lose the next game come next Sunday.

 

[Shafi]

Shaheen’ injury and Hasan’s return will give India 100% edges. Loosing will be blessing in disguise so we can get rid of fake coaches and parchi.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Don't care who wins this effective dead rubber game but one thing is for sure...

Whoever wins this will go on to lose the next game come next Sunday.

India will win all 3 matches against pak.

 

[Villager6964]

India will win all 3 matches against pak.

LOL hold your horses. Looks like you haven't learnt your lesson from last drubbing.

That sehwag guy surely learnt it guys like you haven't.

Guroor ka sar neecha hamesha.

 

[Mesozoic]

India will win all 3 matches against pak.

Won't be too sure of that.

Not the "India winning all 3 games" part but the 'India and Pakistan actually playing 3 games' part. Always expect the unexpected in a multinational T20 tournament. Any of SL/Ban/Afg can spring a surprise.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Looks like you haven't learnt your lesson from last drubbing.

That sehwag guy surely learnt it guys like you haven't.

Guroor ka sar neecha hamesha.

It's based on the strength of team bro.

Last year our team had no direction under Kohli who was on the verge of getting ousted out of captaincy, this time under Rohit each and every player knows his responsibility in the team and there is a set direction.

Also absence of Shaheen is another reason why this should be easy for us.

Apart from Babar and Rizwan there is hardly anyone in your batting lineup who can score much and even they are slow scorers.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Won't be too sure of that.

Not the "India winning all 3 games" part but the 'India and Pakistan actually playing 3 games' part. Always expect the unexpected in a multinational T20 tournament. Any of SL/Ban/Afg can spring a surprise.

Agree, let's say that if Pakistan performs well in Asia cup India will win all 3 matches against them.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

India will win all 3 matches against pak.

Absence of Shaheen will play a huge part in it.

 

[Moeey]

Absence of Shaheen will play a huge part in it.

With or without shaheen. If Pakistan can't even beat this string C side of india without their main bowlers like bumrah siraj shami and prasidh then they should quit playing cricket altogether.

Shaheen outside 4 overs with new ball is useless.

 

[MenInG]

Crazy scenes at Babar Azam presser

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: “I know there is tremendous excitement in both the countries but for us, it is just another game. Our preparations have been excellent and we will take the field oozing with confidence.

“Our victory over India 11 months ago at the same venue is a good reference point, but that’s all. While we will continue to reflect on it positively, Sunday and any other matches down the line will be new fixtures that will be played in new conditions.

“I have always believed you don’t need any additional motivation to play and perform for Pakistan. Representing your country at a global stage itself is a huge honour and pride, and the objective is always to make the country proud.

“We have a squad full of quality cricketers and match-winners, who will step-up in the absence of Shaheen Shah Afridi and take additional responsibility during the tournament. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, we have already demonstrated we are not a one-man squad. In five league matches, we had five different player of the matches.

“I was actually touched by the way they met Shaheen Shah Afridi during Thursday’s training session and expressed their support to him. The visuals of the players interacting with each other were also heartwarming and reflected the respect and friendship they enjoy. But on the match day, everything will be kept aside and players from either side will come hard at each other in an effort to overpower the other.”

On a head to head, India lead Pakistan 7-2. However, in the past 12 months, India have played 29 matches and won 22, while Pakistan have played 13 matches and lost two.

This will be the 15th edition of the Asia Cup since its inception in 1984, but only the second time it will be played on a T20 format. India had won the 2016 event in Bangladesh played on the T20 format, while Pakistan had finished third.

Pakistan (from) - Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir.

India (from): Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.

 

[MenInG]

Babar Azam presser:

"Shaheen is one of our best bowlers, he bowls with aggression and he leads the attack, so we will miss him. If Shaheen was there, it would have been a different game. But our other bowlers are also good, we have high confidence in the camp"

"The heat is not there. It is not normal, as professional you have to adjust to everything. For me, every match is important and as captain, it is my job to give 100 per cent and we just try to give our best. The T20 World Cup match has passed, it would be a new day tomorrow. You have the confidence, but it all boils down to the game day."

"As a sportsman, you try to meet different players. We have met everyone, it is normal. You try and talk to players about cricket and other things."

"Everyone waits for the match between India and Pakistan. It is important to enjoy this game. Our bench strength is strong, injuries can happen, it is part and parcel. I have faith in every player"

"Nothing is easy, but achieving the targets is up to you. There many great players in the world, so how you want to compete against them is up to you. There are ups and downs, how you handle them is up to you."

 

[Villager6964]

With or without shaheen. If Pakistan can't even beat this string C side of india without their main bowlers like bumrah siraj shami and prasidh then they should quit playing cricket altogether.

Shaheen outside 4 overs with new ball is useless.

LOL hahahahhah shami siraj prasidh hahahahh.
One has economy of over 9 other has 10 and that prasidh trundler was getting phainty by Zimbabwe.

 

[MenInG]

Rohit Sharma presser:

The wait is almost over as arch-rivals India and Pakistan will square off in the Group A match of the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday in Dubai. It would be interesting to see how both teams perform in front of a jam-packed stadium and how both units hold their nerve. Ahead of the match, India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday addressed a press conference where he spoke about the morale within the group, the preparation for the match and what do India-Pakistan matches mean to him.

"Look, the mood in the camp is obviously buzzing. It is a new tournament, fresh start. When you start afresh, you need to start fresh, not to think about anything that has happened in the past. We want to move ahead, it will be challenging to play against Pakistan without a doubt, but it would be important for us to see what we are thinking and what we want to achieve out of this tournament. We will focus on that rather than thinking about the opposition. We want to achieve something from this tournament," said Rohit.

"Everyone wants to start the tournament on a high and everyone is looking forward to it. All 15 are here, they are all in the mix. That's why they are here, because they have produced results. Everyone stands a chance to represent, we are not somebody who will close doors on individuals and we do not want to do that. We want to see how individuals respond to certain situations that have been put by the team management to them," he added.

Talking about Dinesh Karthik, Rohit said: "Of late, he has come out really well. We know his quality, even before he was dropped from the team, he had played some crucial knocks for us. Keeping that in mind, what kind of role he plays for us, he was brought back to the team. So yeah, so far he has not disappointed us."

India had faced a defeat against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2021. Talking about that, Rohit said: "Yes, that loss did hurt us but some time has passed since that game was played. So, for us, we have got another challenge in front of us now. There is no point thinking about that loss now. Since then, we have played a lot of games and we have tried to correct our mistakes. You learn from mistakes, it is a fresh start for us. The team is coming out of playing a lot of T20 cricket, and we know now to win games. Opposition will challenge you, but you need to find ways to counter that. The losses obviously hurt, but we have moved on from that loss."

Heading into the match against Pakistan, all the talk has been surrounding Virat Kohli, who has not scored an international ton for more than 1,000 days. Virat Kohli in an interview with Star Sports, also revealed why he needed a break and how he was feeling "mentally down".

Talking about the same, Rohit said: "We do talk about these kinds of things a lot. Since COVID has struck, it has been difficult for players, not just Virat. Everyone has gone through a hard time, staying in bubbles and not being able to go outside hotel rooms. Guys find it difficult, staying inside rooms, quarantine and all, was not easy. Every player has a way to respond to that. There is a constant talk about how the players are mentally and what they think about the game and how we can keep them fresh. Mentally you need to be fresh, you would not be able to compete if you are not mentally fresh."

"From what I have seen, Virat is looking in good touch, he is working hard on his batting. It is not looking like he is thinking about things a lot. There are no extra-ordinary changes. He is coming back after one month, there is freshness that we can spot. He is looking in good touch, we try to give everyone a chance to prepare to the best of their ability. Preparation wise, we have put our best foot forward," he added.

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[Rajdeep]

Is this is the pre match discussion thread or a new one will be opened?

 

[MenInG]

Is this is the pre match discussion thread or a new one will be opened?

use this.

 

[MenInG]

Last practice before the big game tomorrow...

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

With or without shaheen. If Pakistan can't even beat this string C side of india without their main bowlers like bumrah siraj shami and prasidh then they should quit playing cricket altogether.

Shaheen outside 4 overs with new ball is useless.

Pakistan has already beaten full strength Indian team with both Bumrah and Shami in it. Infact Shami was called a Pakistani by indian fans for not giving his best against Pakistan. Shaheen played a huge role in restricting Indian powerhitters to just 151 in the first inning. If this is India C then Pakistan is playing their Z team.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Dubai has shown an extreme chasing bias in night games. Team that chases will have a massive advantage .

 

[Rajdeep]

Rohit's PC was a giveaway that India will try a new opener tomorrow. I think Kohli will open tomorrow along with Rohit himself. KL Rahul will bat at 3, SKY at 4 followed by Pant and Hardik. Also, Karthik is almost certain to play...as per reports he looked best Indiam batsman in nets so far.

Looks like below will be the playing XI:

Rohit
Kohli
Rahul
Suryakumar
Pant
Pandya
Karthik
Bhuvi
Chahal
Arshdeep
Avesh

I just wish we win the toss somehow as batting 2nd is a huge advantage here. The batting line up India has can potentially (as per paper) chase any target Pakistan sets up.

The problem will arise if Babar wins the toss and asks India to bat. Then players will be unsure of the approach, what target is good to set, how much is enough etc. Anything 150-160 target, Babar-Rizwan will chase it on their dreams. So deffo India would target 200+ if batting first and would go all guns blazing from ball 1. This is where they can lose wickets and Pakistan can be on top.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Dubai has shown an extreme chasing bias in night games. Team that chases will have a massive advantage .

Absolutely & i think only a team like Afghan with such lethal spin attack & india can defend here.
Bangladesh should be able to beat srilanka here.
So most probably
INDIA vs AFGHANISTAN in Final for me.

 

[jattafridi]

It will be a one sided match.........
It will be Babar vs India...
And i don't think Babar will score against quality Spinners of India....
My pridiction is that Babar will not score more than 20 runs against us( Mark my words)
If India will be batting ist,we will beat Pakistan by more than 100 runs..
If we are chasing then we will beat Pakistan by allmost 7 or 08 wickets.

One sided

Babar will score 30 plus

If India bat first 59 runs victory

If India bat second 7 wickets victory

India will win

 

[MenInG]

According to reports

Shahnawaz Dahani will be included along with Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah as Pakistan go with three pacers and a left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz.

Pakistan's possible XI against India will be Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Rauf, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem, Dahani.

 

[shamaan]

With or without shaheen. If Pakistan can't even beat this string C side of india without their main bowlers like bumrah siraj shami and prasidh then they should quit playing cricket altogether.

Shaheen outside 4 overs with new ball is useless.

Am surprised you mentioned Shaami after the performance of his last outing against Pakistan.

Has prasidh played t20s before ?

 

[Anis Shivani]

According to reports

Shahnawaz Dahani will be included along with Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah as Pakistan go with three pacers and a left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz.

Pakistan's possible XI against India will be Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Rauf, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem, Dahani.

That's not a bad team. If they chase, they could win. I hope both Dahani and Haider Ali play. Both should have been given plenty of chances to develop before the tournaments at the end of the year, but that's Pakistan for you.

 

[Moeey]

Pakistan has already beaten full strength Indian team with both Bumrah and Shami in it. Infact Shami was called a Pakistani by indian fans for not giving his best against Pakistan. Shaheen played a huge role in restricting Indian powerhitters to just 151 in the first inning. If this is India C then Pakistan is playing their Z team.

This is india C vs pakistan A lol. That's the truth. Yea so one win wipes out all the past victories by india vs pakistan. Being arrogant never helps pakistan. Remeber what happened in the last Asia cup.

Let's not overrate shaheen yea. He had one good game. Mor ehe plays vs india, they will study his game and make tactical changes to take him out of the game. He has the novelty factor so far.

He is already useless as it is outside the first 5 overs. One of the most overrated bowlers in the world right now. He is a total can outside the first spell.

If pakistan can't beat this string team of india they should seriously consider quitting cricket and just play in the famous quetta league.

 

[Moeey]

LOL hahahahhah shami siraj prasidh hahahahh.
One has economy of over 9 other has 10 and that prasidh trundler was getting phainty by Zimbabwe.

Are you sure? Siraj is in form now.
Prasidh is not a trundler. If he is a trundler then what about wasim jnr lol. Husnain now is a trundler with his new so called clean action. So many trundlers. Hassan trundler.

Btw prasidh bowled 140-150 in odi consistently not too long ago vs england.

 

[Moeey]

Rohit's PC was a giveaway that India will try a new opener tomorrow. I think Kohli will open tomorrow along with Rohit himself. KL Rahul will bat at 3, SKY at 4 followed by Pant and Hardik. Also, Karthik is almost certain to play...as per reports he looked best Indiam batsman in nets so far.

Looks like below will be the playing XI:

Rohit
Kohli
Rahul
Suryakumar
Pant
Pandya
Karthik
Bhuvi
Chahal
Arshdeep
Avesh

I just wish we win the toss somehow as batting 2nd is a huge advantage here. The batting line up India has can potentially (as per paper) chase any target Pakistan sets up.

The problem will arise if Babar wins the toss and asks India to bat. Then players will be unsure of the approach, what target is good to set, how much is enough etc. Anything 150-160 target, Babar-Rizwan will chase it on their dreams. So deffo India would target 200+ if batting first and would go all guns blazing from ball 1. This is where they can lose wickets and Pakistan can be on top.

Well maybe india should try to win chasing if they want to be called a great t20 side. Otherwise they are no different to any other team. I believe India has too many washed up and mediocre players in their squad. Kohli, karthik, chahal. Such players don't belong in t20. In kphlis case, he has been finished for a while. One of the most overrated batsmen in the world. He had a run of 3 good years Max. I would put Younis, Yousuf, Inzamam all above kohli based off tests.

 

[shamaan]

This is india C vs pakistan A lol. That's the truth. Yea so one win wipes out all the past victories by india vs pakistan. Being arrogant never helps pakistan. Remeber what happened in the last Asia cup.

Let's not overrate shaheen yea. He had one good game. Mor ehe plays vs india, they will study his game and make tactical changes to take him out of the game. He has the novelty factor so far.

He is already useless as it is outside the first 5 overs. One of the most overrated bowlers in the world right now. He is a total can outside the first spell.

If pakistan can't beat this string team of india they should seriously consider quitting cricket and just play in the famous quetta league.

If Shaheen is useless outside 5 overs then so is bhuvi.

 

[Moeey]

If Shaheen is useless outside 5 overs then so is bhuvi.

Bhuvi is a trunder. He is automatically useless. Although Asian pitches might suit his trundler style bowling but I doubt it.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Absolutely & i think only a team like Afghan with such lethal spin attack & india can defend here.
Bangladesh should be able to beat srilanka here.
So most probably
INDIA vs AFGHANISTAN in Final for me.

Doubt it. Last 14 T20I's at Dubai, 13 were one chasing and even in the one T20I won by defending was by NZ and they got an almighty scare by Scotland as well.

 

[Varun]

Fully expect Pakistan to smoke us. We are carrying a bunch of passengers in our squad.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pak bowlers are nippy. They can cause a top order collapse if they bowl first 2 overs accurately.

 

[Moeey]

Fully expect Pakistan to smoke us. We are carrying a bunch of passengers in our squad.

Pakistan have no excuses. Home pitch. India playing passengers and string C side. No excuse to not win.

India has the corpse of kohli who himself is a mediocre player.

 

[kukkad kamaal]

You are overdoing it. Make it subtle

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

The middle order of Ifthikar and Kushdil is painful. Haider Ali is a must.

 

[Shafi]

Fully expect Pakistan to smoke us. We are carrying a bunch of passengers in our squad.

Pakistan have no excuses. Home pitch. India playing passengers and string C side. No excuse to not win.

India has the corpse of kohli who himself is a mediocre player.

Very Sarcastic comment. Apart from Babar & Rizwan rest are hit or miss players. Bowling without Shaheen is 60% loss of strength. Other bowlers have to give 200% to win this match and hoping Hasan doesn't play.

 

[Shafi]

The middle order of Ifthikar and Kushdil is painful. Haider Ali is a must.

Is he in the squad?

 

[MenInG]

Is he in the squad?

Pakistan squad for ACC T20 Asia Cup - Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Asif Ali (Northern), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haider Ali (Northern), Haris Rauf (Northern), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh) and Usman Qadir (Central Punjab).

 

[Shafi]

Absolutely & i think only a team like Afghan with such lethal spin attack & india can defend here.
Bangladesh should be able to beat srilanka here.
So most probably
INDIA vs AFGHANISTAN in Final for me.

One sided

Babar will score 30 plus

If India bat first 59 runs victory

If India bat second 7 wickets victory

India will win

Pakistan have no excuses. Home pitch. India playing passengers and string C side. No excuse to not win.

India has the corpse of kohli who himself is a mediocre player.

Indian fans are living in 2 different poles.

 

[Shafi]

Pakistan squad for ACC T20 Asia Cup - Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Asif Ali (Northern), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haider Ali (Northern), Haris Rauf (Northern), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh) and Usman Qadir (Central Punjab).

Thanks bro!! Hope Haider use this opportunity to settle in the team. We have too many accumulators in ODI.

 

[par]

Rohit's PC was a giveaway that India will try a new opener tomorrow. I think Kohli will open tomorrow along with Rohit himself. KL Rahul will bat at 3, SKY at 4 followed by Pant and Hardik. Also, Karthik is almost certain to play...as per reports he looked best Indiam batsman in nets so far.

Looks like below will be the playing XI:

Rohit
Kohli
Rahul
Suryakumar
Pant
Pandya
Karthik
Bhuvi
Chahal
Arshdeep
Avesh

I just wish we win the toss somehow as batting 2nd is a huge advantage here. The batting line up India has can potentially (as per paper) chase any target Pakistan sets up.

The problem will arise if Babar wins the toss and asks India to bat. Then players will be unsure of the approach, what target is good to set, how much is enough etc. Anything 150-160 target, Babar-Rizwan will chase it on their dreams. So deffo India would target 200+ if batting first and would go all guns blazing from ball 1. This is where they can lose wickets and Pakistan can be on top.

If that is the XI, India should pray that no bowler is off colour or injured during the match.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

With or without shaheen. If Pakistan can't even beat this string C side of india without their main bowlers like bumrah siraj shami and prasidh then they should quit playing cricket altogether.

Shaheen outside 4 overs with new ball is useless.

Ohh god!!! Thanks Siraj, Shami and Prasidh are not playing, otherwise they would have run havoc against Pakistan. Such a relief for Babar.

 

[Ab Fan]

Rohit's PC was a giveaway that India will try a new opener tomorrow. I think Kohli will open tomorrow along with Rohit himself. KL Rahul will bat at 3, SKY at 4 followed by Pant and Hardik. Also, Karthik is almost certain to play...as per reports he looked best Indiam batsman in nets so far.

Looks like below will be the playing XI:

Rohit
Kohli
Rahul
Suryakumar
Pant
Pandya
Karthik
Bhuvi
Chahal
Arshdeep
Avesh

I just wish we win the toss somehow as batting 2nd is a huge advantage here. The batting line up India has can potentially (as per paper) chase any target Pakistan sets up.

The problem will arise if Babar wins the toss and asks India to bat. Then players will be unsure of the approach, what target is good to set, how much is enough etc. Anything 150-160 target, Babar-Rizwan will chase it on their dreams. So deffo India would target 200+ if batting first and would go all guns blazing from ball 1. This is where they can lose wickets and Pakistan can be on top.

There will definitely be a sixth bowling option.

I think they should drop Rahul and play with the best possible XI. Rahul is neither a reliable accumalor(like Kohli) not reliable power hitter(like SKY)

Rohit
Kohli
SKY
Pant( need a left hander in top 4, 5 is too low)
Hooda
Pandya
DK(wkt)
Bhuvi
Arshdeep
Avesh
Yuzi

Jadeja as 12th man.

 

[Shafi]

Pakistan squad for ACC T20 Asia Cup - Babar Azam (captain) (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) (Northern), Asif Ali (Northern), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haider Ali (Northern), Haris Rauf (Northern), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh) and Usman Qadir (Central Punjab).

Thanks!!!!!

 

[Moeey]

Ohh god!!! Thanks Siraj, Shami and Prasidh are not playing, otherwise they would have run havoc against Pakistan. Such a relief for Babar.

Omg yes. You will be in for a real surprise when it actually happens.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This is india C vs pakistan A lol. That's the truth. Yea so one win wipes out all the past victories by india vs pakistan. Being arrogant never helps pakistan. Remeber what happened in the last Asia cup.

Let's not overrate shaheen yea. He had one good game. Mor ehe plays vs india, they will study his game and make tactical changes to take him out of the game. He has the novelty factor so far.

He is already useless as it is outside the first 5 overs. One of the most overrated bowlers in the world right now. He is a total can outside the first spell.

If pakistan can't beat this string team of india they should seriously consider quitting cricket and just play in the famous quetta league.

India was arrogant and overconfident in CT final and T20WC not Pakistan.

 

[Saj]

Looking at most opinions and thoughts it seems that this is going to be a very one-sided match.

Big mistake to write off Pakistan though.

 

[Ucdkee]

India for sure

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

India should win this. Pakistan has a weak bowling attack and batting depends on Babar and Rizwan. There is no Bumrah also so that's is a big advantage for India against Pakistan.

 

[MuqaddarKaSikandar]

Whoever wins the toss

Mark my words