As Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss on Wednesday, it was already known what the team’s playing XI would be in the Asia Cup opener against Nepal. The Pakistan team had announced the playing XI a day in advance. After winning the toss, Babar revealed exactly why the team management decided so.

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At the time of toss, Babar said –

“We will bat first, pitch looks very dry and shiny. No reason to name the XI earlier, we wanted to give confidence to our team. To be honest, being the top-ranked team brings a good kind of pressure, we’ll try to enjoy and do our best.”

Babar Azam: PAK skipper revealed reason behind naming Pakistan Playing XI in advance

Nepal captain Rohit Paudel, on the other hand, was understandably elated to be playing the Asia Cup for the first time ever.

He said after the toss – “Everyone is very happy, it is our first game in the Asia Cup. Everyone in Nepal is really excited for this game. Most of the things here are very similar to Nepal, looks like a beautiful wicket to bat on.”