India and Pakistan will be resuming their cricketing rivalry on the field as the two arch-rivals are scheduled to lock horns with each other on August 28 in the Asia Cup 2022. These two teams hardly play each other in international cricket but with the return of Asia Cup, it will be a grand spectacle for the fans and neutrals alike.
Pakistan has already announced their squad for the major tournament to be held in UAE and all the eyes will now roll on to India as the selectors look to bring back the likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. As the fans bear patience for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022, Star Sports have released the promo for the game between India and Pakistan to tie those stars none other than Indian skipper Rohit Sharma.
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The Mumbai batter is seen gearing himself at the crease as fans cheer on from the stands.
𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲 returns to deliver a blockbuster with @ImRo45's #TeamIndia! 🤩#BelieveInBlue | #AsiaCup2022 | #INDvPAK | Aug 28, 6 PM | Star Sports & Disney+Hotstar pic.twitter.com/Jf01OLLwYz
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 8, 2022
Team India would look to avenge the painful loss they incurred in last year’s WT20 where they were humbled by the Pakistani pacers. Babar Azam became the first Pakistan skipper to win against India in a World Cup encounter as they thrashed their rivals by 10 wickets.
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However, this time it’s Rohit Sharma at the helm and the Mumbai-born has won the Asia Cup title back in 2018, defeating Bangladesh in the final. India has won the greatest number of Asia Cup titles (7) followed by Sri Lanka (5) and Pakistan (2).
Indian Squad for Asia Cup 2022:
Rohit Sharma (Capt ), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Reserves: Deepak Chahar, S Iyer, Axar Patel.
🚨#TeamIndia squad for Asia Cup 2022 – Rohit Sharma (Capt ), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 8, 2022
