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"Best T20 All-rounder In The Business": Ravi Shastri On Hardik Pandya

Team India scripted a thrilling win over arch-rivals in their Asia Cup clash on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium. It was Hardik Pandya's all-round performance which took Team India to victory in the nail-biting thriller. The all-rounder first helped India to bundle out Pakistan at 147 by scalping three wickets and later smashed 33 runs off 17 balls, including the winning six, to give his side a five-wicket win. Appreciating his performance, former India head coach Ravi Shastri took to Twitter and called him the "best T20 all-rounder."

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: How teenager Naseem Shah wowed everyone

The first delivery was negotiated by India captain Rohit Sharma easily with a single on the leg side. Then KL Rahul came on strike. Naseem ran in, fast and furious, with the raw energy of a teenager looking to bowl fast. Rahul, making a comeback after an injury, counted on his experience to negate the threat but erred in reading the line of the delivery. Naseem hurled a 142kph snorter, Rahul just dangled his bat, at an angle, neither vertical, nor horizontal. The ball took the edge and crashed into the stumps. Rahul hung his head and walked back, a first ball duck, Naseem took off, chased by his teammates, finally caught by wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan and then embraced by all his teammates and congratulated for his maiden T20I wicket.

Javed Miandad and I got along well off the ground: Kiran More

The two teams don't play bilateral series anymore, which means that the players don't get to visit each others' homes etc., but on the field there is ample evidence of player bonhomie and mutual respect, like we saw in Sunday's Asia Cup match, which turned out to be quite the thriller that India won by 5 wickets. But there was a time when an India-Pakistan cricket match was almost sure to produce some on-field altercation or banter. One unforgettable instance was the Kiran More vs Javed Miandad incident in the 1992 World Cup, which every hard core Indian and Pakistan cricket fan will remember or know about.

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Thinking about the game while bowling as important as skills, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, one of the architects of India's famous win over Pakistan in Asia Cup, feels having a solid game plan against each of the opposition player is as important as executing "your skills on the field". Bhuvneshwar played a vital role in India's five-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener. He returned with a four-wicket haul that included the prized scalp of Babar Azam.

"Both Teams Tried To Lose The Game": Shoaib Akhtar On India-Pakistan Asia Cup Match

India and Pakistan played out a thrilling match on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium, and it was Rohit Sharma and co that came out on the right side of the result as they defeated their arch-rivals by five wickets in Asia Cup Group A clash. Hardik Pandya was the star of the show as he displayed an all-round performance to help India win the contest. Hardik first took three wickets, and then he played a match-winning knock of 33 runs of just 17 balls to take India over the line with two balls to spare.

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli hails India's "special win on special day" against Pakistan

Virat Kohli hailed Team India's "special win" against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday. Hardik Pandya's all-round show helped India to defeat Pakistan by five wickets. Kohli, who was returning from a month-long break, also contributed with a well-made 35 off 34 balls. The star batter lauded the team's effort following the win over Pakistan. "Special win on a special day," he wrote on his Twitter handle.

India vs Pakistan Watch: Shaheen Afridi's Jubilant Reaction As Naseem Shah Castles KL Rahul

The India-Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 clash saw several scintillating bowling performances. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked four wickets for India while Hardik Pandya scalped three to restrict Pakistan to 147 all out in 19.5 overs. Then for Pakistan too, there were several commendable performances. Teenaged T20I debutant Naseem Shah was the star of the show for Pakistan as he gave his team a great start by scalping KL Rahul (0) in the first over. Off a good length ball, he surprised KL Rahul, who dragged the ball on to the stumps.

"Hope It's Not Long-term...": India Great Gautam Gambhir On Team Dropping Rishabh Pant Against Pakistan

Ahead of the India-Pakistan match at the Asia Cup 2022, skipper Rohit Sharma sprung a surprise at the toss as he announced Rishabh Pant was not part of the Indian playing XI. Instead, the Indian team management went ahead with the veteran Dinesh Karthik. Over the last one year, Karthik has excelled in the finisher's role. He has performed consistently well for his franchise too in the Indian Premier League. Pant, on the other hand, has been as the first-choice wicketkeeper for quite some time now.

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"Best T20 All-rounder In The Business": Ravi Shastri On Hardik Pandya

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: How teenager Naseem Shah wowed everyone

Javed Miandad and I got along well off the ground: Kiran More

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Thinking about the game while bowling as important as skills, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

"Both Teams Tried To Lose The Game": Shoaib Akhtar On India-Pakistan Asia Cup Match

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli hails India's "special win on special day" against Pakistan

India vs Pakistan Watch: Shaheen Afridi's Jubilant Reaction As Naseem Shah Castles KL Rahul

"Hope It's Not Long-term...": India Great Gautam Gambhir On Team Dropping Rishabh Pant Against Pakistan