The Asia Cup 2022 is all set to witness an exciting encounter between India and Pakistan on Sunday, August 28. Each groups will revive their rivalry this 12 months for the primary time since their T20 World Cup 2021 encounter, which the Babar Azam-led Pakistani aspect gained by a wholesome margin of 10 wickets in Dubai. Coincidentally, the 2 groups will likely be squaring off on the identical venue within the first Group A recreation.
India will likely be making an attempt to get previous the stunning defeat from the earlier 12 months beneath Rohit Sharma, however the 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev believes that whereas the Indian workforce seems to be far superior on paper, the performances of the gamers on the sphere will in the end decide the end result. The veteran additionally added that India appeared to be a superior aspect final 12 months in the course of the world cup, however finally the end result wasn’t favorable.
“You’ll be able to’t make sure about something in T20. You’ll be able to predict to some extent in ODIs and T20Is, however it is rather troublesome to foretell in T20s. I’ll say that our workforce has the expertise and they’re higher, however we have been higher final time as nicely. So, it’s fairly troublesome to say something. Nonetheless, in the event you go into stats and gamers, the Indian workforce is much better. But it surely all depends upon how the aspect performs on that exact day” Kapil Dev mentioned on the YouTube channel Uncut.
A refurbished Indian squad
Since their poor efficiency on the T20 World Cup, the Indian aspect has undergone substantial adjustments, together with the promotion of Rohit Sharma to captaincy, the emergence of a number of high pacers, in addition to different acquisitions. The Indian squad consists of Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Hooda, and Avesh Khan, who will likely be taking part in their first massive match for India since their debut.
India will likely be taking part in two video games, one every towards Pakistan and Hong Kong, the opposite two groups in Group A. If the Males in Blue efficiently find yourself within the high two spots, then India will transfer additional to the Tremendous 4 stage to make method into the finals of the continental match.
