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VVS Laxman will take over as India's interim coach for the Asia Cup after head coach Rahul Dravid tested positive for COVID-19, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday.
Pakistan and Afghanistan players on Wednesday exchanged greetings ahead of the Asia Cup, starting in the UAE from August 27. Afghanistan will take on Sri Lanka, the hosts, in the first match of the tournament at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Pakistan, on the other hand, will face off against arch-rivals India in their opening match on Sunday, August 28 in Dubai. In a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), players from both camps can be seen exchanging greetings.
VVS Laxman has joined the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team, currently in Dubai for the 2022 Asia Cup. According to a Cricbuzz report, Laxman who served as the coach in India's just-concluded three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe, has stayed back in Dubai on return from Harare.
Virat Kohli has, it couldn't have happened without his ability to counter adversities. The former India skipper has gone without an international hundred across formats for nearly three years now but he feels that there isn't much scope for course correction. The reason being that he isn't having any particular technical problem like one he had during England tour of 2014 when he was poking at deliveries on off-stump channel.
Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris on Wednesday said that Indian batter KL Rahul will be ready to go against Pakistan when Men in Blue meet their arch-rivals in the blockbuster Asia Cup clash on August 28. Rahul had to bear an unceremonious time on the sidelines after his tragic injury post-IPL 2022 before he made a comeback to cricket in the recently concluded ODI series in Zimbabwe.
Former India captain Virat Kohli's batting form in 2022 has been the biggest topic of discussion in cricketing circles. While Kohli's lack of centuries since 2019 was a concern for Indian cricket, his form overall wasn't as he was getting good scores across all formats. But the year 2022 has seen a big dip in his scores as he has failed to get big runs under his belt in Tests, ODIs and event T20s (including IPL).
Ollie Robinson, who last played for England in the final Ashes Test in January, has been recalled for the second Test with South Africa as the hosts bid to level the three match series.
Now that the two arch-rivals don't play any bilateral series due to political reasons, India-Pakistan matches in international multi-nation tournaments add to the intrigue of the storied rivalry between the two cricketing superpowers. India and Pakistan are set to clash in their Asia Cup opener at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on August 28. This will be match number 2 of the Asia Cup, which was shifted from Sri Lanka to the UAE due to the ongoing crisis in the island nation. Both India and Pakistan have lost their pace spearheads Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi to injuries but that won’t affect the spiciness and excitement that comes with an India-Pakistan encounter. TimesofIndia.com here looks at some of the key player battles that can be the difference between victory and defeat and what you need to watch out for: Virat Kohli vs Usman QadirVirat Kohli may be going through a lean patch by his own lofty standards, but underestimating the former Indian captain in a match as big will be a mistake Pakistan will not be wanting to make. India's first match of the Asia Cup against Pakistan will be Kohli’s 100th T20I and he will be gunning more than anyone else to get a formidable score.