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Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal Set Major Couple Goals With Their One-Word Tweets

Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal are not just well renowned sportspersons, but also a loving, happily married couple. The two were the latest to join Twitter's one-word trend, and their posts just went on to show how adorable they are together. Their tweets? Each other's names! The trend has seen people and organisations tweet with just one word, which is largely depicting something very close to them or important for them.

Asia Cup 2022: SKY is the limit - Why Suryakumar Yadav is India's best T20I batter currently

What Suryakumar Yadav has managed to do in these 17 months in the shortest format would definitely have been one of his own biggest fantasies when he was hoping against hope that he would be picked for the Indian national team. After all, that wait was a very long one. Suryakumar made his First Class and List A debuts for Mumbai in 2010. His First Class debut was in a Ranji Trophy match in December 2010 vs Delhi in Delhi. Batting at number six, right after Rohit Sharma, he scored 73 off 89 balls with 15 fours, in Mumbai's first innings. He was sent back thanks to a catch taken by Virat Kohli off the bowling of Pradeep Sangwan. In the second innings he managed to make just 7.

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan to face Hong Kong in virtual knock out for place in last four

Given the recent form of Hong Kong, it will not be a walk in the park for the Pakistani team. Hong Kong have recently been in a rich vein of form, winning the qualifying tournament and remaining unbeaten. They ran India close in the previous edition of the tournament, and the last thing Pakistan would want to do is write them off.

Asia Cup 2022: Will the knock against Hong Kong become the turning point Virat Kohli has been searching for?

Ask Virat Kohli. Once the best batsman in the world, now without a century for almost 3 years. The unbeaten 59 off 44 balls on Wednesday at the Asia Cup would have been very welcome runs for Kohli, even though they came against Hong Kong, who are ranked 20th in the ICC T20I team rankings. Runs under the belt always gives a batter confidence and prepares him or her for harder battles ahead. This was Kohli’s 31st T20I fifty overall - he has the maximum number of half centuries in T20I cricket overall - and though his last fifty in the shortest format was scored only 4 games ago (for him), it was over 6 months ago - on February 18, 2022.

"Still Worried About His Fluency": Former India Batter On Virat Kohli

Former India batter Wasim Jaffer expressed concerns over the lack of fluency in Virat Kohli's batting in the ongoing Asia Cup. The former India skipper scored 35 off 34 balls against Pakistan, before hitting an unbeaten 59 off 44 balls against Hong Kong. Jaffer also questioned Kohli's intent in the middle overs, saying that if it wasn't for Suryakumar Yadav's quickfire knock, India would've ended up with a below-par score. Jaffer also said that India needs someone who can score runs freely in the middle order.

Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Enjoy Surfing On Off-Day During Asia Cup

Team India have already sealed their qualification for the Super 4s stage of the ongoing Asia Cup and hence the team have earned some off days. India will next square off against either Pakistan or Hong Kong on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium in their first match of the Super 4s stage. Ahead of the match, Team India enjoyed an off day where the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi were seen surfing.

"Kya Tip Chahiye?" Babar Azam To Hong Kong Captain Ahead Of Crunch Clash

The Asia Cup 2022 will see a crunch clash on Thursday as Pakistan take on Hong Kong in a Group A tie. The winner of the contest will progress to the Super 4 and will face India on Sunday. Both teams had lost their opening matches to India and will be looking to return to winning ways. Ahead of the crucial game, Pakistan captain Babar Azam met with Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan on the sidelines of a practice session. Nizakat congratulated Babar on his good form and asked for tips regarding batting. To which Babar replied: "Kya Tip Chahiye?" Then they went to discuss about batting, nature of bat and other stuff which made for an interesting conversation.

Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Babar Azam-led Pakistan will be squaring off in a do-or-die encounter against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup Group A match on Friday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The winner of this match will progress to the Super 4s stage alongside Afghanistan, India and Sri Lanka. Pakistan will enter this contest as favourites and it needs to be seen whether Hong Kong can put them in any sort of pressure. Pakistan's batting let them down against India and Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan will look to provide their team with a solid start.

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Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal Set Major Couple Goals With Their One-Word Tweets

Asia Cup 2022: SKY is the limit - Why Suryakumar Yadav is India's best T20I batter currently

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan to face Hong Kong in virtual knock out for place in last four

Asia Cup 2022: Will the knock against Hong Kong become the turning point Virat Kohli has been searching for?

"Still Worried About His Fluency": Former India Batter On Virat Kohli

Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Enjoy Surfing On Off-Day During Asia Cup

"Kya Tip Chahiye?" Babar Azam To Hong Kong Captain Ahead Of Crunch Clash

Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming