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Sri Lanka surprise, Virat Kohli comeback: Five Asia Cup talking points

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in Dubai on Sunday to clinch their sixth Asia Cup. AFP Sport looks at five things we learned from the six-nation tournament, which was a precursor for next month's T20 World Cup in Australia. Pundits gave Sri Lanka little chance of making the Super Four after an embarrassingly one-sided opening defeat against Afghanistan, but five successive wins took them to Asia Cup glory. Sri Lanka beat favourites India in the Super Four and then got past Pakistan twice to give the young team confidence going into the T20 World Cup in Australia, where they will have to progress through a qualifying round. But Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who hit an unbeaten 71 in the final, said he believed a rejuvenated Sri Lanka could ride the momentum of their Asia Cup triumph and go all the way in the T20 showpiece.

Asia Cup 2022: Umpires step in to help 'confused' teams about over rate

Asia Cup. This is the first time the new regulation has had an impact on a marquee tournament. While the teams have been working hard to finish the overs on time, the on-field umpires had to push them as the teams were not clear about how the overs were being clocked.

Watch: Naseem Shah Jaffa Sends Stump Flying, Kusal Mendis Falls For Golden Duck In Asia Cup Final

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are currently squaring off in the Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium. After winnings the toss, Pakistan captain Babar Azam elected to bowl. Star pacer Naseem Shah and all-rounder Shadab Khan were recalled to the playing XI after sitting out the Super 4 game against the same team. Naseem, who has been in top form in the Asia Cup, announced his return in style as he dismissed Sri Lanka opener Kusal Mendis in the first over.

Deepak Chahar would be beneficial for the Indian team in T20 World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar

Deepak Chahar will be beneficial for the Rohit Sharma-led side in the Men's T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in October-November. Chahar, who had recently returned from a long injury layoff in the ODI tour of Zimbabwe in August, was named as fellow fast bowler Avesh Khan's replacement ahead of India's final match in Super Four stage of 2022 Asia Cup, going wicketless for 28 runs in his four overs. Chahar featured in two of India's three matches on tour of Zimbabwe, picking five wickets, including 3/27 in his comeback match at Harare.

Asia Cup 2022 Final, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Interesting statistical trivia

A title clash though is a very different cup of tea from a league stage or Super 4 match. The pressure on the players in a big final is much more. Add to that the fact that the world will be looking at the Lankans today to see if they can take a big step forward in their team rebuilding process and you know that Dasun Shanaka and co. will be very keenly aware of just how much is at stake here for them. Pakistan on the other hand are being tagged the favourites, despite losing to the Lankans in the last Super 4 match.

"Don't Know About Any Urvashi": Naseem Shah's Hilarious Response To Question On Bollywood Actor

Some days back, Bollywood actor Urvashi Rautela had shared an Instagram reel featuring Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah. In the video, Rautela could be seen enjoying the India-Pakistan match on September 4 and there were some glimpses of Naseem Shah in the video shared by her with Atif Aslam's 'Koi Tujhko Na Mujhse Chura Le' playing in the background. Soon after, she deleted the clip, but users made sure that it went viral.

"I Maybe President Of The Board But...": Why Sourav Ganguly Hasn't Given Virat Kohli Any Advice Amid Recent Slump

Before storming back to form in the Asia Cup with two half-centuries and his maiden T20I century, Virat Kohli was going through a lengthy lean patch that saw him come under the scanner ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup that begins next month. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly appeared in an episode of "The Ranveer Show" and was asked if he gave Kohli any advice during this time, but he said that he couldn't as he rarely gets to see the star batter.

"Rishabh And DK Need To Play": Cheteshwar Pujara On India's Team For T20 World Cup

While there has been a raging debate about who should play for India between Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik in the T20I team, Cheteshwar Pujara said that ideally both wicketkeepers should make the playing XI come the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. While Dinesh Karthik, picked to play the finisher's role, barely got a chance to bat in the Asia Cup, while Rishabh Pant could not impress when he did get to bat. But Pujara still thinks that Pant should be in the middle order, with Karthik continuing as finisher.

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Sri Lanka surprise, Virat Kohli comeback: Five Asia Cup talking points

Asia Cup 2022: Umpires step in to help 'confused' teams about over rate

Watch: Naseem Shah Jaffa Sends Stump Flying, Kusal Mendis Falls For Golden Duck In Asia Cup Final

Deepak Chahar would be beneficial for the Indian team in T20 World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar

Asia Cup 2022 Final, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Interesting statistical trivia

"Don't Know About Any Urvashi": Naseem Shah's Hilarious Response To Question On Bollywood Actor

"I Maybe President Of The Board But...": Why Sourav Ganguly Hasn't Given Virat Kohli Any Advice Amid Recent Slump

"Rishabh And DK Need To Play": Cheteshwar Pujara On India's Team For T20 World Cup