India vs Pakistan Match Shatters All-Time Viewership Record. Peak Concurrent Viewers Were...

12.09.2023 - 16:03 sports.ndtv.com

The Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan saw several records being broken as Rohit Sharma's men secured a 228-run victory in Colombo.

With the match being stretched to the reserve day, the players were pushed to their limits, resulting in an entertaining contest.

As the match concluded, however, not just cricketing but viewership records were also broken. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah revealed the news of a big 'record' being broken himself.

According to Jay Shah, who is also the chairman of the Asian Cricket Council, as many as 2.8 crore people tuned in to watch the match through digital mediums. "Today's #INDvsPAK has clocked 2.8 Crore concurrent users on @DisneyPlusHS - the highest for any India match in the history of digital.

cricket India Cricket Team Pakistan Cricket Team Asia Cup 2023 India vs Pakistan Virat Kohli Rohit Sharma Jay Shah India Pakistan

The India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 clash saw many memorable performance from the Rohit Sharma-led side. Three players however stood out - Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav. While Kohli and Rahul hit centuries, Kuldeep picked a five-wicket haul in the Super 4 match that was completed on the reserve day due to rain. Both Kohli and Rahul stayed unbeaten on 122* and 111* respectively. On the last ball of the Indian innings, Kohli hit a six off Faheem Ashraf to take India to a mammoth 356-2 in 50 overs.

Asia Cup: 'Like Washing Clothes In Dhobi Ghat": Sunil Gavaskar Sums Up India-Pakistan Super 4 Match

Former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar was elated after the Rohit Sharma-led side hammered Pakistan by 228 runs in an Asia Cup Super 4 clash on Monday. Virat Kohli and the returning KL Rahul scored unbeaten centuries as India posted a total of 356/2 in 50 overs. In reply, Pakistan were bowled out for a paltry total of 128, with Kuldeep Yadav taking a five-wicket haul. Gavaskar likened India's big win over Pakistan to a washerman thrashing clothes at a laundry bay.

Ravindra Jadeja Makes History In Asia Cup, Shatters All-Time Record For Indian Cricketer

Not someone who always gets credit for what he does on the field, Ravindra Jadeja is the perfect example of an all-round player. A crucial member of the Indian team in all three formats of the game, Jadeja provided the team with important breakthroughs in the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Thanks to his two wickets in the match, Jadeja went past Irfan Pathan to become the leading wicket-taker for India in the Asia Cup in ODI formats.

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup: Virat Kohli Hits 47th Hundred, Ton-up KL Rahul Dispels Fitness Doubts In India's Big Win

Virat Kohli's supreme fitness was evident in his 47th ODI century while comeback man KL Rahul produced an equally engaging ton on comeback as India thrashed a listless Pakistan by record 228-run margin in a rain-marred Super Four game of the Asia Cup on Sunday. This is India's biggest win in terms of runs against the cross-border neighbours. India posted an imposing 356 for 2, as Kohli (122 not out off 94 balls) and Rahul (111 not out off 106 balls), which was his sixth ODI hundred, pummelled a hapless Pakistan, whose chase ended at 128 for 8 as Kuldeep Yadav (5/25) scythed through them.

Rohit Sharma Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record With Blazing Fifty Against Pakistan

India captain Rohit Sharma put all the pre-match talk about his performances against Pakistan pacers to bed, scoring a brilliant half-century in the Asia Super 4 clash on Sunday. Though rain pushed the match into reserve day (Monday), Rohit had done enough to give India a fine start with the bat in the high-profile contest. As Rohit went past the 50-run mark, he broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring the most number of half-centuries in the ODI format of the Asia Cup for an Indian.

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup: Haris Rauf Won't Bowl Against India On Reserve Day. Here Is Why

Pakistan's star right-arm pacer Haris Rauf would not be bowling against India on the reserve day of the ongoing Asia Cup Super 4 match as a precautionary measure. He had bowled five overs conceding 27 runs without taking any wicket on Sunday, but the pacer will be unavailable for the Pakistan bowling attack on Monday. "He (Haris Rauf) started feeling his oblique muscle last night. He had a scan and it revealed some inflammation. With the World Cup round the corner, it is precautionary and we'll have to use the other boys to fill the overs," said Pakistan's bowling coach Morne Morkel ahead of the resumption of the India vs Pakistan game on Monday.