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Asia Cup 2023: Haris Rauf ruled out of PAK vs IND clash

COLOMBO: Fast bowler Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the PAK vs IND clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.

“Haris Rauf will not be bowling any further in the Asia Cup Super 4 match against India as a precautionary measure. He felt a little discomfort in his right flank during the match yesterday,” the PCB said in a brief statement.

“He was subsequently taken for a precautionary MRI, which revealed no tear. He is under the observation of the team’s medical panel.”

Haris Rauf gave away 27 runs in his five wicketless overs against India yesterday before rain played spoilsport.

The highly-anticipated PAK vs IND clash was postponed yesterday to the reserve day after persistent rain denied play on Sunday.

When the rain intervened, India had raced to 147/2 in 24.1 overs with KL Rahul (17*) and Virat Kohli (8*) at the crease. They will resume India’s first innings today.

Earlier, after being put into bat first in the high-octane PAK vs IND clash, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave India a flying start with a magnificent 121-run partnership.

The pair dominated Pakistan’s bowling attack including their pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah.

Both Gill and Sharma, who struggled against the trio in the previous PAK vs IND clash on September 2, made a sensational comeback.

The duo frustrated Pakistan bowlers before Shadab Khan finally struck in his third over, removing Sharma, soon after he amassed his half-century.

Rohit Sharma smashed six boundaries and four sixes on his way to a brisk 49-ball 56.

Gill, on the other hand, soon followed the footsteps of his captain and walked back to the pavilion in the next over after being outdone by Shaheen Shah Afridi’s slower delivery.

He scored a 52-ball 58 which featured 10 boundaries.

Following the back-to-back blows, star batter Virat Kohli and returning KL Rahul batted cautiously amid their unbeaten 24-run partnership for the third wicket before rain interrupted the PAK vs IND clash.

After the dark clouds scattered and the rain finally decided to ease out, the umpires carried out several field inspections and opted not to resume the action due to a wet outfield.

Sri Lankan groundsmen made desperate efforts to dry out the wet areas by using sponges and fans and when they apparently got the situation under control, rain returned and eventually forced the match to be decided on the reserve day.

READ: New Zealand unveil squad for ICC ODI World Cup 2023

Kohli, Rahul tons propel India to thrash Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023

COLOMBO: Virat Kohli and KL Rahul’s unbeaten centuries, followed by Kuldeep Yadav’s five-fer led India to a massive 228-run victory over Pakistan in the high-octane PAK vs IND clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 on Monday.

PAK 128 (32 Overs)

Kuldeep continues

PAK 121/7 (31 Overs)

Thakur replaces Jadeja

PAK 119/7 (30 Overs)

Kuldeep bowls

PAK 115/6 (29 Overs)

Jadeja continues from the other end

PAK 111/6 (28 Overs)

Kuldeep again

PAK 108/5 (27 Overs)

Jadeja continues

PAK 104/5 (26 Overs)

Kuldeep continues

PAK 101/5 (25 Overs)

Jadeja bowls his third

PAK 96/5 (24 Overs)

Kuldeep bowls

PAK 93/4 (23 Overs)

Jadeja continues

PAK 84/4 (22 Overs)

Kuldeep bowls again

PAK 83/4 (21 Overs)

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack

PAK 79/4 (20 Overs)

Kuldeep continues

PAK 77/3 (19 Overs)

Hardik continues

PAK 71/3 (18 Overs)

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack

PAK 69/3 (17 Overs)

Hardik continues to bowl

PAK 68/3 (16 Overs)

Thakur again

PAK 65/3 (15 Overs)

Hardik again

PAK 56/3 (14 Overs)

Thakur continues

PAK 48/3 (13 Overs)

Pandya continues

PAK 47/3 (12 Overs)

Shardul Thakur to bowl

Indian players ran onto the field immediately after the covers being taken off. Pakistan to resume their run chase with no overs deduction.

Rain interrupts play

PAK 44/2 (11 Overs)

10.4: Hardik cuts Babar in half with a ball that jags in sharply from the outside off to rattle the top of the stump.

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack

PAK 43/1 (10 Overs)

Siraj continues

PAK 38/1 (9 Overs)

Bumrah continues to bowl

PAK 30/1 (8 Overs)

Siraj continues

PAK 21/1 (7 Overs)

Bumrah continues

PAK 20/1 (6 Overs)

Siraj continues from the other end

PAK 17/1 (5 Overs)

4.2: Another full delivery, angling in, tricks Imam into playing but took the inside edge and is caught by Gill at the second slip.

Bumrah continues

PAK 17/0 (4 Overs)

Siraj continues

PAK 15/0 (3 Overs)

Bumrah continues

PAK 11/0 (2 Overs)

Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end

PAK 5/0 (1 Over)

Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq come out to open the innings for Pakistan. Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (2nd INNINGS)

COLOMBO: Star batter Virat Kohli and returning KL Rahul scored magnificent centuries and powered India to a mammoth 356/2 in the PAK vs IND clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan.

IND 356/2 (50 Overs)

Faheem bowls the final over

IND 338/2 (49 Overs)

48.2: Naseem Shah goes off the field holding his palm/wrist. Iftikhar Ahmed to complete the over.

Naseem bowls his last

IND 330/2 (48 Overs)

Shaheen bowls his last

IND 319/2 (47 Overs)

Naseem bowls his ninth

IND 307/2 (46 Overs)

Shaheen comes back

IND 300/2 (45 Overs)

Faheem replaces Iftikhar

IND 286/2 (44 Overs)

Naseem replaces Shaheen

IND 280/2 (43 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

IND 264/2 (42 Overs)

Shaheen comes back

IND 255/2 (41 Overs)

Iftikhar returns

IND 251/2 (40 Overs)

Faheem bowls his eighth

IND 243/2 (39 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl again

IND 237/2 (38 Overs)

Faheem comes to bowl

IND 231/2 (37 Overs)

Shadab resumes

IND 228/2 (36 Overs)

Faheem again

IND 225/2 (35 Overs)

Shadab comes back

IND 211/2 (34 Overs)

Faheem returns

IND 204/2 (33 Overs)

Iftikhar again

IND 193/2 (32 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 186/2 (31 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

IND 175/2 (30 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi replaces Naseem Shah from the other end

IND 167/2 (29 Overs)

Iftikhar Ahmed replaces Faheem Ashraf

IND 163/2 (28 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

IND 155/2 (27 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf replaces Shadab Khan

IND 152/2 (26 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

IND 150/2 (25 Overs)

Match resumes on Reserve Day

COLOMBO: The highly-anticipated PAK vs IND clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 has been postponed to the reserve day on Monday, due to persistent rain, followed by a wet outfield here.

Rain interrupts play

IND 146/2 (24.1 Overs)

Shadab continues

IND 146/2 (24 Overs)

Haris continues

IND 140/2 (23 Overs)

Shadab Khan continues

IND 140/2 (22 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Shaheen Afridi at Khettarama end

IND 137/2 (21 Overs)

Shadab Khan continues

IND 135/2 (20 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi continues

IND 131/2 (19 Overs)

Shadab Khan continues

IND 124/2 (18 Overs)

17.5: Shubman Gill gets forward to drive but he’s caught at cover by Shadab Khan

Shaheen Afridi returns to the attack from Khettarama end

IND 122/1 (17 Overs)

16.4: Rohit Sharma presses forward and tries to chip it over long off, but he gets caught by Faheem Ashraf

Shadab Khan continues from Maligawatte end

IND 118/0 (16 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

IND 115/0 (15 Overs)

Shadab Khan continues

IND 103/0 (14 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

IND 96/0 (13 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes into the attack

IND 77/0 (12 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Naseem Shah

IND 69/0 (11 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf continues

IND 61/0 (10 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

IND 53/0 (9 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf continues

IND 46/0 (8 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

IND 38/0 (7 Overs)

Faheem Ashraf replaces Shaheen Afridi

IND 37/0 (6 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

IND 37/0 (5 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 24/0 (4 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

IND 23/0 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues from the other end

IND 11/0 (2 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

IND 6/0 (1 Over)

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill come out to open for India.

Shaheen Afridi to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (1st INNINGS)

COLOMBO: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the ninth match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 133, India 55, Pakistan 73, NR 5

Asia Cup ODI: Matches 14, India 7, Pakistan 5, NR 2

READ: Pakistan, India set for rematch but rain threat persists despite reserve day

Shaheen Afridi says ‘best is yet to come’

Pakistan pace ace Shaheen Shah Afridi has warned his devastating spell against arch-rivals India that set the Asia Cup alight is just the start, with the World Cup 2023 only weeks away.  

The left-arm fast bowler rattled the Indian top-order in their Group A clash last week, taking 4-35 — including the wickets of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

That match was washed out but they meet again in Colombo on Sunday in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup, a precursor to the 50-over World Cup that kicks off next month.

And Shaheen Afridi told AFP there is more to come.

“Every match against India is special and people watch this a lot,” the 23-year-old said Friday. “I used to wait for this match as a fan before I played under-16 cricket.”

“I can’t say this has been my best spell so far. This is just the start and there will be many more, so the best is yet to come.”

With his ability to move the ball both ways, Shaheen leads one of the most potent pace attacks in the world.

“If you play all the three formats at such a young age for Pakistan and handle the new ball, people expect you to perform like that,” he said.

Shaheen and his fellow fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf have picked up 23 wickets between them in the Asia Cup so far.

“We know our roles with the new and old ball,” Shaheen said.

“Haris is quicker than us and impacts with his pace. Naseem and I try to get early breakthroughs.”

The “communication is good between us,” he added. “And that’s our success.”

Shaheen, who stands at 6 feet and 6 inches (1.98 metres), suffered a serious knee injury last year but returned strongly in Sri Lanka in July.

“It’s your match time that helps you improve. These Test matches against Sri Lanka recently made me improve as I bowled long spells and fielded all day,” said Shaheen, who has 105 wickets in 27 Tests.

“So that cleared all doubts about the knee injury.”

Shaheen Afridi has never played cricket in India — bilateral cricket ties are frozen because of political tensions between the neighbours.

He is keen to do well when Pakistan take on hosts India in the hotly anticipated World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14.

“All the foreign players who have played in the IPL (Indian Premier League), we had discussions with them. I think our Pakistan wickets or Dubai pitches will be similar,” he said.

“Spinners will get more help, maybe. We will hit good lengths. Our team performance is going well as the number one (ODI) team. We have prepared well.”

Shaheen Afridi is married to one of the daughters of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, and said he speaks to the former all-rounder before every big match.

“I try to pick his brains before a big game and include it in my plans as he was a big-match player,” said Shaheen.

“He talks simply and says: ‘Just play your cricket’.”

A fan of legendary Pakistani left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram, Shaheen Afridi said he keeps his focus on the field by avoiding cricket off it.

“I don’t go out much and stay in my room. Just stay indoors, make green tea… and talk about anything other than cricket,” he said.

“That keeps me relaxed.”

READ: Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam believes Pakistan has an ‘edge’ over India

Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam believes Pakistan has an ‘edge’ over India

COLOMBO: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said on Saturday that his side will have an edge over India in their Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 clash, with a bowling line-up ready to win matches and tournaments.

The arch-rivals meet again in Colombo on Sunday after their Asia Cup 2023 group match was abandoned due to rain, which has played havoc with the 50-over tournament that is a precursor to the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.

Pakistan won their opening match of the Asia Cup’s Super 4 stage and a second win will further enhance their chances of making the final on September 17.

But rain in the Sri Lankan capital is expected to play spoilsport again in the match, for which a reserve day has been kept aside.

“You can say we have the edge as we have played back-to-back cricket here (in Sri Lanka) and in Pakistan,” Azam told reporters.

“It has been two-and-a-half months in Sri Lanka including the Test series, Lanka Premier League, Afghanistan series and now the Asia Cup.

“So you can say it will be advantage (for us).”

Pakistan’s pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf have stood out with 23 wickets between them and played a key role in the team’s performance so far.

Shaheen, a left-arm quick who leads the bowling, rattled India with his opening burst in the Asia Cup 2023 group match, taking the key wickets of skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Azam said the team believes their bowlers can win them titles.

“Proud to have the fast bowlers that we have. One of the best (in the world),” said Azam.

“Fast bowlers win you tournaments and matches and I have total belief (in) them. The line-up that we have including Naseem and Faheem (Ashraf) is the best lot that we have. They have the belief and how they bowl in partnerships.”

READ: Pakistan’s Ahsan Raza named among ICC World Cup 2023 umpires

Asia Cup 2023: India win toss, elect to bowl first against Nepal

PALLEKELE: India have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Nepal in the fifth match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Both teams have never played against each other in an ODI match.

READ: Jasprit Bumrah to miss India-Nepal Asia Cup 2023 fixture

Pakistan secure Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s berth as PAK vs IND washed out

Pakistan’s pace-packed bowling attack booked India on 266 in the first innings after Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya’s half-centuries before persistent rain washed out the high-octane PAK vs IND clash in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (2nd INNINGS)

KANDY: Pakistan pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah bundled India out on 266 despite anchoring half-centuries by Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya in the high-octane PAK vs IND clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023.

IND 266 (48.5 Overs)

Naseem bowls his last

IND 261/8 (48 Overs)

Shaheen bowls his last

IND 261/8 (47 Overs)

Haris replaces Naseem

IND 252/8 (46 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 246/8 (45 Overs)

Naseem again

IND 242/7 (44 Overs)

Shaheen returns, replaces Shadab

IND 239/5 (43 Overs)

Naseem continues

IND 237/5 (42 Overs)

Shadab replaces Haris

IND 226/5 (41 Overs)

Naseem comes back

IND 221/5 (40 Overs)

Haris again

IND 209/5 (39 Overs)

Shadab replaces Nawaz

IND 203/5 (38 Overs)

37.3: Short of a length, just outside off, not short enough to pull but Kishan goes for it and ends up skying this to mid-on

Haris continues

IND 203/4 (37 Overs)

Nawaz bowls again

IND 187/4 (36 Overs)

Haris returns

IND 183/4 (35 Overs)

Nawaz continues

IND 178/4 (34 Overs)

Agha continues

IND 168/4 (33 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Shadab

IND 160/4 (32 Overs)

Agha bowls

IND 156/4 (31 Overs)

Shadab continues

IND 149/4 (30 Overs)

Agha continues

IND 147/4 (29 Overs)

Shadab replaces Shaheen

IND 140/4 (28 Overs)

Salman Ali Agha comes into the attack

IND 135/4 (27 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 134/4 (26 Overs)

Nawaz bowls again

IND 127/4 (25 Overs)

Shaheen returns

IND 121/4 (24 Overs)

Nawaz continues

IND 117/4 (23 Overs)

Shadab bowls again

IND 112/4 (22 Overs)

Nawaz again

IND 108/4 (21 Overs)

Shadab continues

IND 102/4 (20 Overs)

Nawaz continues

IND 94/4 (19 Overs)

Shadab replaces Haris

IND 92/4 (18 Overs)

Nawaz comes into the attack replacing Shadab

IND 89/4 (17 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

IND 83/4 (16 Overs)

Shadab Khan continues

IND 72/4 (15 Overs)

14.1: Full delivery and outside off, Gill defends, the ball gets the inside edge and then storms into the stumps.

Haris Rauf continues

IND 66/3 (14 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes into the attack now

IND 63/3 (13 Overs)

Naseem continues

IND 58/3 (12 Overs)

Play resumes and Haris Rauf continues his third over

The covers are coming on, the match is stopped again due to rain.

IND 51/3 (11 Overs)

Naseem returns to the attack

IND 48/3 (10 Overs)

9.5: Iyer smokes the pull shot but has not succeeded in clearing midwicket and it goes straight at the head of the midwicket where Fakhar Zaman has taken a superb reaction catch.

Haris continues

IND 42/2 (9 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 42/2 (8 Overs)

Haris Rauf into the attack

IND 30/2 (7 Overs)

6.3: Kohli looks to run this down to third for a single. But he is early into the shot and the ball takes the thick inside edge onto the pad and then onto the leg stump.

Shaheen again

IND 26/1 (6 Overs)

Naseem continues

IND 15/1 (5 Overs)

Shaheen bowls full without being on a half-volley, and this one just nips in a touch. Past the inside edge and hits the top of off.

Play resumes and Shaheen continues his third

The covers are coming on, the match is stopped due to rain.

IND 15/0 (4.2 Overs)

Shaheen continues to bowl

IND 15/0 (4 Overs)

Naseem Shah continues

IND 14/0 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 9/0 (2 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

IND 6/0 (1 Over)

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill come out to open for India.

Shaheen Afridi to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (1st INNINGS)

PALLEKELE: India have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the third match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Asia Cup ODI: Matches-13, India-7, Pakistan-5, NR-1

READ: Pakistan, India to lock horns after four years as rain looms

Asia Cup 2023: India win toss, elect to bat first against Pakistan

PALLEKELE: India have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the third match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Asia Cup ODI: Matches-13, India-7, Pakistan-5, NR-1

READ: Pakistan, India to lock horns after four years as rain looms

KL Rahul ruled out of Asia Cup match against Pakistan

Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has been ruled out of group stage matches of the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup, against arch-rivals Pakistan and Nepal in Pallekele, as he failed to achieve full fitness.

India’s head coach Rahul Dravid during India’s pre-departure press interaction in Bengaluru confirmed that KL Rahul is “progressing really well” however he won’t be ready to participate in the games against Pakistan and Nepal.

The 31-year-old Rahul has not played any competitive cricket since he was injured during the Indian Premier League in April-May. He has developed an injury niggle unrelated to the original thigh problem.

“KL has had a good week here [at India’s conditioning camp] with us. Trained well and done a lot of things. He’s progressing really well on the route that we want to take. But he will be unavailable for the Kandy leg of the trip,” Dravid said. “The NCA [National Cricket Academy] will be looking after him for the next few days while we are travelling. We will reassess on September 4 and take it from there. But signs are looking good and he’s progressing really well.”

KL Rahul will hopefully be fit in time for the Super 4 stage games of the Asia Cup, meanwhile, Ishan Kishan is expected to keep wickets in the group stage matches in Rahul’s absence.

India will kick off their Asia Cup with the much-anticipated clash against Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy.

The arch-rivals Pakistan and India will come face to face again on September 10 in Colombo if both manage to qualify for the Super 4s.

India’s Squad

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

Travelling reserve: Sanju Samson

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India’s squad for Asia Cup 2023 unveiled

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday, announced the squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023, commencing on August 30.

The 17-member Indian contingent saw the return of middle-order batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer making their returns to the ODI side after being declared fit to play the Asia Cup.

Jasprit Bumrah has also returned to the ODI team after making his T20I return in the ongoing T20I series against Ireland. Bumrah last played an ODI game in July last year against England, before being ruled out with a back injury, which kept him out of action for almost a year.

Young batting prodigy Tilak Varma also received his maiden ODI call-up, after impressive performances in the T20I series against West Indies.

India will kick off their Asia Cup with the much-anticipated clash against Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy.

The arch-rivals Pakistan and India will come face to face again on September 10 in Colombo if both manage to qualify for the Super 4s.

India’s Squad

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

Travelling reserve: Sanju Samson

This year’s Asia Cup will commence with host Pakistan taking on Nepal in the curtain raiser on August 30 in Multan.

Pakistan will host a total of four matches including a Super 4s fixture, while the rest of the games including the final will be played in Sri Lanka.

The upcoming edition of the Asia Cup features six teams, divided into two groups, the top two teams from each group will then qualify for the Super 4s. The continental event will run from August 31 to September 17.

Hosts Pakistan are placed in the same group as arch-rivals India and Nepal while the other group includes defending champions and co-hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The Asia Cup 2023 will be played in the ODI format and will serve as an opportunity for the Asian teams to bolster their preparations for the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup.

READ: Pakistan thump India in World Blind Games

Kohli, Rahul return as India announce squad for Asia Cup 2022

MUMBAI: India’s top batter Virat Kohli and vice-captain KL Rahul returned as India have announced a 15-member T20I squad under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee announced the squad for the forthcoming Asian event. Following a back injury, India’s ace pacer – Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the tournament.

Earlier, Kohli asked for rest in the aftermath of his poor form, whereas, Rahul contracted Covid-19 at NCA while he underwent a recovery after a sports hernia operation.

Taking to Twitter, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for this year’s Asia Cup, scheduled to commence on August 27 in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

It is pertinent to mention here that Asia Cup 2022, which features six teams, will commence on August 27 as the hosts Sri Lanka will take on Afghanistan in the curtain raiser. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will lock horns in the blockbuster encounter on August 28.

SQUAD: Rohit Sharma (C), 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

READ: Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Asia Cup 2022 with a back injury: Reports 

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