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'Chilled' India not worried about Asia Cup defeats: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma played down concerns about India's form ahead of next month's T20 World Cup after successive Asia Cup defeats, insisting the dressing room atmosphere remained "relaxed and chilled". India lost their second Asia Cup Super Four match to Sri Lanka with a ball remaining in Dubai on Tuesday to leave their dwindling final hopes at the mercy of other results. "You don't worry if you lose two matches," Rohit, who smashed a 41-ball 72 in India's 173-8, told reporters. "We don't talk like this in the dressing room, because we have played so many matches after the (last) World Cup and won. I don't think it's a cause of worry."

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Sri Lanka: No long-term worries, we tried out three-seamer option, says Rohit Sharma

Sri Lanka here on Tuesday but captain Rohit Sharma said there are no long-term worries as they were experimenting with three seamers in view of the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Rohit said the back-to-back losses in the Asia Cup -- the first against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday -- will teach the team how to find answers before the ICC event in October-November. "I was happy with three seamers. Unfortunately Avesh hasn't turned up well in the fitness tests. He didn't respond well because he was quite sick. Ideally the combination we would play is four seamers, but three seamers was something we wanted to try before the World Cup," Rohit said at the post-match presentation.

"Rohit Sharma Missed A Trick": Star All-rounder On Where India Fell Short vs Sri Lanka in Asia Cup

It was yet another disappointing night for India at the Asia Cup on Tuesday as they lost to Sri Lanka in the Super 4 to be perilously close to elimination from the continental event. India skipper Rohit Sharma's scintillating 41-ball 72 went in vain, as the islanders completed a chase of 174 with a ball to spare. Needing 21 in 12 balls, Sri Lanka scored 14 runs off the penultimate over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, almost sealing it in their favour. India will be out of the tournament if Pakistan beat Afghanistan on Wednesday.

"Don't Think We Are Lagging": Rohit Sharma On India Struggling In Multi-Nation Tournaments

Team India's hopes of making it to the final of the ongoing Asia Cup received a severe dent as the Rohit Sharma-led side stumbled to a six-wicket loss against Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage at the Dubai International Stadium. As a result of this defeat, India are now dependent on both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in order to make the final. Both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan need to beat Pakistan and India needs to get the better of Afghanistan by a decent margin to make it to the final on the basis of a better net run rate.

India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2022: India Lose To Sri Lanka By 6 Wickets, Stare At Elimination

Defending champions India went perilously close to elimination after a six-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their super four stage match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The result left the Men in Blue at the mercy of the other teams to have a chance of making it to the final. It also meant that India skipper Rohit Sharma's scintillating 41-ball 72 went in vain, as the islanders completed a chase of 174 with a ball to spare. Needing 21 in 12 balls, Sri Lanka scored 14 runs off the penultimate over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, almost sealing it in their favour.

India close to Asia Cup exit after Sri Lanka defeat

DUBAI: Sri Lanka produced an impressive run chase to down India by six wickets on Tuesday and leave their opponents staring at an early exit from the Asia Cup. If Pakistan beat Afghanistan on Wednesday, they will face Sri Lanka in Sunday’s final and knock out arch rivals India in the process. Half-centuries from openers Pathum Nissanka (52) and Kusal Mendis (57) gave Sri Lanka the perfect start to their chase of 174 in the Super Four game.

Avesh Khan out of remainder of Asia Cup, Deepak Chahar drafted in

Asia Cup due to fever related illness, a senior BCCI official confirmed the development on Tuesday. Seamer Deepak Chahar, who was in stand by for the tournament, has been drafted in. "Avesh has fever and he has also got sinus related problems which has escalated post illness.

Asia Cup, India vs Sri Lanka: KL Rahul Flops Again, Fans Share Disappointment On Twitter

India batter KL Rahul had another disappointing day with the bat during the Super 4 Asia Cup clash against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, at Dubai International Stadium. The opener once again failed to register a big score as he was dismissed LBW by Maheesh Theekshana in the second over of the innings, with team's score at 11/1. Rahul, whose form has been a major topic of concern for some time, failed to answer his critics yet again.

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'Chilled' India not worried about Asia Cup defeats: Rohit Sharma

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Sri Lanka: No long-term worries, we tried out three-seamer option, says Rohit Sharma

"Rohit Sharma Missed A Trick": Star All-rounder On Where India Fell Short vs Sri Lanka in Asia Cup

"Don't Think We Are Lagging": Rohit Sharma On India Struggling In Multi-Nation Tournaments

India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2022: India Lose To Sri Lanka By 6 Wickets, Stare At Elimination

India close to Asia Cup exit after Sri Lanka defeat

Avesh Khan out of remainder of Asia Cup, Deepak Chahar drafted in

Asia Cup, India vs Sri Lanka: KL Rahul Flops Again, Fans Share Disappointment On Twitter