Clear picture of Indian Batting Order Against Pakistan in Asia Cup: Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik Only One Choice Remained to Set
The Indian team made a big change in the second ODI vs Zimbabwe. The pair of Dhawan and Gill, who led Team India to victory by sharing 192 runs in the first match, was broken and in place of Gill, captain KL came as Dhawan’s partner. With this, the picture of India’s playing XI for the Asia Cup seeing clear.
KL is a part of Team India in the Asia Cup starting on August 27. Now it has been clear that he will also open with Rohit Sharma. In such a situation, only one player Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik can make their position in the team.
The top 4 already set
The Indian team will play the first match in the Asia Cup against Pakistan on August 28. Team India’s top-4 is already set. Rahul and Rohit Sharma will be on the team as the openers. At the same time, Virat Kohli will play at number 3 and Suryakumar Yadav at number 4. Hardik Pandya will also play definitely in the team at number 5.
Qualifiers are starting today
The qualifiers for the Asia Cup will start on August 21. In this, other teams including UAE, Oman, Nepal, and Hong Kong will play to qualify. Only one from these teams will qualify for the main draw. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh have already placed in the main draw.
The format of the Asia Cup will be T20
The Asia Cup 2022 will be a T20 format Asia Cup. The format of the Asia Cup decides on the basis of the nearest ICC tournament. This year cricketing nation has to play T20 World Cup in Australia that’s why the format of the tournament is T20.
India will play their 1st match of Asia Cup 2022 against Pakistan. The team will start the campaign against their biggest rival on August 28 in Dubai. The last both teams clashed in Dubai too. That time Pakistan defeated India first time in the world cup.
