Asia Cup 2022: BCCI Shares Pictures of 11 Players, is it Playing XI against Pakistan?

The match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 will be played on August 28, Sunday. Fans are eagerly waiting for the Indo-Pak match for a long time. Where on one hand India would like to avenge the defeat in the T20 World Cup last year. On the other hand, Pakistan will try to maintain its winning streak. Before this match, BCCI has shared pictures of 11 Indian players on their social media, who are practicing. The first picture is of captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. It is expected that the same pair will come to open against Pakistan.

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The second picture is of Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is returning to the Asia Cup after a long break. Virat Kohli last scored a century on 14 August 2019 against West Indies. Since then no century has come off his bat. Along with this, the former Indian captain is also struggling with form for a long time. In such a situation, Virat would also like to show his bat once again.

Suryakumar Yadav is seen in the third picture in the tweet made by BCCI

Suryakumar Yadav is seen in the third picture in the tweet made by BCCI. Yadav will come out to bat at No. His ability to bat across the field makes him a dangerous batsman against bowlers. He is also running in excellent form at the moment. The Indian batsman was currently rested from the Zimbabwe series. He will return in the Asia Cup against Pakistan.

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Hardik Pandya will be the all-rounder of this Indian playing XI. Since his return to international cricket, he has been playing a different and better cricketer. Captaincy is another aspect which he has added to his game. He recently led India in the T20 series against Ireland.

Rishabh Pant will enter this playing XI as a wicketkeeper-batsman at number 5

Rishabh Pant will enter this playing XI as a wicketkeeper-batsman at number 5. He was rested from the series against Zimbabwe. Pant has also been performing brilliantly for some time now. Even as a captain, he has proved himself in many cases. He will also return against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

Veteran player Dinesh Karthik is also a part of these pictures shared by BCCI. Karthik showed a great game in IPL 2022, after which there was a demand for his return to Team India. Karthik scored 192 runs in 14 innings in IPL 2022. The wicketkeeper recently also scored his first T20 International half-century. On the basis of his recent performance, there is a demand to keep him in the playing XI in big tournaments.

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In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who was out of the Asia Cup, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the Indian seam attack. He along with Bumrah have been the two leading white-ball bowlers for India over the years. It is very difficult for any batsman to face Bhuvneshwar’s balls in the initial overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played 72 matches in T20 cricket for Team India and has taken 73 wickets in 71 innings at an average of 23.4.

Yuzvendra Chahal will be India’s leading spinner in Chahal lineup

Yuzvendra Chahal will be India’s leading spinner in the Chahal lineup. He is currently on break for the game and will return to the playing XI for the big game. And was part of the last Asia Cup team India won in 2018. He is an important part of India’s strongest playing XI for the big match against Pakistan.

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India have suffered a major setback in the Asia Cup due to the exclusion of Jasprit Bumrah, but in his absence, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan will be included in the playing XI. The BCCI has also given a glimpse of this in the pictures. Avesh Khan performs better in IPL and for Indian team. Avesh has played 38 matches in IPL so far, in which 47 wickets have been taken in his name. He made his debut in T20 against West Indies in February. He has played 13 T20 matches since then and has taken 11 wickets.

Shadeep Singh is the second seam option in the playing XI

Young left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is the second seam option in the playing XI. He has proved his mettle in the death overs first against England and then against West Indies. His selection in the Asia Cup squad is a big sign of that trust of the selectors. 23-year-old Arshdeep is known for his excellent bowling in IPL. Arshdeep Singh made his T20 debut some time back and has so far taken a total of 20 wickets in 6 T20s, out of which 5 wickets were played against West Indies. Came in the T20 series of matches. He was adjudged ‘Player of the Series’ in this series.