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"If You Go Into Stats...": Kapil Dev Predicts Winner Of India-Pakistan Asia Cup Clash

India and Pakistan will renew their rivalry when they face each other in a blockbuster clash in the men's Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday. Both teams met last year during the T20 World Cup, where Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets to register their first win over their arch-rivals at World Cups. However, India have added more firepower to their team this time around. Also, Rohit Sharma will be leading the team this time around, having taken over from Kohli after the T20 World Cup last year.

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan Live Updates: India Take On Pakistan In Clash Of Arch-rivals, Naseem Shah Makes T20I Debut

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan Live Updates: Naseem Shah is all set to make his T20I debut today, informed PCB. After a gap of almost one year, India play a cricket match against Pakistan. The last time the two teams played against each other was a T20 World Cup encounter at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium that saw the Babar Azam-led side come out on top on match day, registering a 10-wicket win over their arch-rivals. That was the first time Pakistan beat India in a World Cup encounter. And now, India finally have their chance to avenge the loss. Led by Rohit, Team India meets Pakistan at the same venue on Sunday in the Asia Cup. The highly-awaited encounter will also be the campaign opener for both the teams. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Watch: Pakistan Players Entertain Fans Ahead Of India Clash In Asia Cup

The countdown to the India-Pakistan match at the Asia Cup 2022 has begun. It will be the first time after the 2021 T20 World Cup that the arch-rivals will be taking on each other. In that game, the Babar Azam-led Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets to register the team's first-ever win over India in a World Cup match. Virat Kohli was the India captain in that game, while Rohit Sharma has taken over the reins this time. Both teams are filled with talented T20 players.

"Virat Kohli Has Guided This Young Indian Team To Where We Are Today": KL Rahul

Star India batter Virat Kohli will become the first Indian to play 100 international matches in every format in international cricket when he takes the field against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday evening. In fact, only New Zealand's Ross Taylor has achieved this feat before him. Ahead of Kohli's milestone match India vice-captain KL Rahul spoke about the batting icon and his legacy and said that the former skipper is the reason the team is where it is today.

Neeraj Chopra Gifts Gold Medal Winning Javelin To Olympic Museum

Neeraj Chopra has gifted his historic Tokyo Olympics gold medal winning javelin to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Indian, who became the first track and field athlete from the country to win an Olympic medal at Tokyo last year, on Saturday gifted his most-prized javelin to the museum. "For any athlete, it is a great honour to be able to inspire others," Chopra, who won the Olympic gold with a throw of 87.58m, told Olympics.com.

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14. The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

Virat Kohli Becomes First Indian Player To Achieve This Massive T20I Milestone

India batter Virat Kohli on Sunday became the first Indian player to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game. He achieved the feat against Pakistan as he stepped out on the field in the Asia Cup Group A match on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. Before this contest, Virat had represented Team India in 99 T20I games across which he has scored 3,308 runs at an average of 50.12. His best individual score for India in this format to date is 94 and he has also scored 30 half-centuries in this format.

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"If You Go Into Stats...": Kapil Dev Predicts Winner Of India-Pakistan Asia Cup Clash

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan Live Updates: India Take On Pakistan In Clash Of Arch-rivals, Naseem Shah Makes T20I Debut

Watch: Pakistan Players Entertain Fans Ahead Of India Clash In Asia Cup

"Virat Kohli Has Guided This Young Indian Team To Where We Are Today": KL Rahul

Neeraj Chopra Gifts Gold Medal Winning Javelin To Olympic Museum

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Virat Kohli Becomes First Indian Player To Achieve This Massive T20I Milestone