India and Pakistan teams will be locking horns with each other in the upcoming Asia Cup’s much-awaited clash on September 19 in Dubai. Both teams have announced their squads for the tournament and Indian skipper, Virat Kohli won’t be featuring in the tournament and in his absence, Rohit Sharma will be leading the squad.
Meanwhile, Hasan Ali, Pakistan’s fast-bowler reckons tha Team India will be vulnerable in Kohli’sabsence and the arch-rivals will be willing to take the advantage of the same. Ali also hailed Virat but he wants to scalp the batsman in the future. Pakistan is scheduled to meet India in next year’s 50-over World Cup in England and Wales and Ali will have a chance to bowl to the Indian skipper.
During Pakistan’s pre-tournament camp at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Hasan said, “As a youngster, everybody wants to take Virat Kohli’s wicket but unfortunately he isn’t coming. The next time we compete, I will definitely try to take his wicket.”
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Alia also belive that Pakistan will have an upperhand over India, in the Asia Cup, he said, “They (India) are under pressure from the previous defeat. In UAE, these are our conditions, we have the home advantage as we have been playing here for long, and are aware of how to use the conditions. India are a good side and I wish to take all ten wickets rather than a five-for, and make my fans across the world happy with my celebration style.”
Kohli is deemed to be one of the fittest players in the modern day cricket. He has the record of scoring 19.1 to 19.3 out of 25 in the yo-yo test. However, most recently, the Pakistani seamer has registered a score of 20. Most importantly, he breached the Indian skipper, a news which grabbed a lot of eyeballs. Meanwhile, Ali doesn’t want himself to be compared with the Delhi-born cricketer.
The pacer explained, “Looking at all three formats, you need to increase the level of your fitness which is why I have focused more on my fitness. There is no need for comparison with Virat Kohli. He is my senior. He is a legend. He himself is fit. I focus on my fitness because that brings me consistency.’
