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Babar Azam Or Virat Kohli - Who's Tougher To Bowl At? Rashid Khan Answers

The upcoming edition of the Asia Cup is just around the corner and the excitement among fans is growing with each passing day. While Sri Lanka will take on Afghanistan in the opening match of the tournament on Saturday, the main focus will be on the high-voltage clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on Sunday. The heavyweight clash will see the return of star batter Virat Kohli, who was rested for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe, respectively. The focus will also be on Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who has been in excellent form with the bat, across formats.

"He Is On A Path Towards...": Pakistan Batting Coach Makes Huge Statement On Babar Azam

Pakistan cricket batting coach Mohammed Yousuf said on Thursday that star batter Babar Azam is playing exceptional cricket at the moment, both as a player and captain of his side. Azam has been in a fine form in 2022. He is the world's leading batter in ODI and T20I formats while he is in the third spot in the Test rankings. Across all formats this year, Azam has played 15 matches and has scored 1,406 runs in 19 innings at an average of 78.11. His best individual score is 196. Five centuries and ten half-centuries have come out of his willow this year.

Asia Cup 2022: Top Contenders Who Could Finish With Most Runs In Tournament

Asia Cup 2022 is about to begin over the weekend in UAE and the tournament will see some of the best batters in modern day T20 cricket try and demolish opposition bowling attacks. The Indian and Pakistani sides are full of heavyweights, while the likes of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan also boast of players who can get big runs under their belt.

Asia Cup 2022: Hugs, Smiles, Handshakes As Afghanistan And Pakistan Players Meet Ahead Of Asia Cup

They might be contesting soon for the continental crown of Asia Cup champions but there was no dearth of mutual respect and camaraderie when Pakistani players met with the stars from Afghanistan in the UAE. All the teams have reached the middle-east for the tournament and the players from the two countries greeted each other with smiles, handshakes and warm embraces.

Red-hot Babar Azam to struggling Virat Kohli: Five to watch at Asia Cup

Asia Cup begins on Saturday with top cricketers, including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and India superstar Virat Kohli, in action in the United Arab Emirates. Here are five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October. BABAR AZAMPakistanWith key pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi out injured, Pakistan will depend heavily on Babar Azam's blazing batting. The 27-year-old leads the T20 and one-day batting rankings and comes into the tournament on the back of two big half-centuries in Pakistan's 3-0 ODI sweep of the Netherlands. He scored an unbeaten 68 as his side demolished India by 10 wickets in the last meeting between the arch-rivals in the 2021 T20 World Cup -- at the same venue where they meet this Sunday.

Red-Hot Babar Azam To Struggling Virat Kohli: 5 To Watch At Asia Cup

The Asia Cup begins on Saturday with top cricketers including India superstar Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in action in the United Arab Emirates. Here are five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.

Watch: Virat Kohli Meets Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Ahead Of Asia Cup 2022

The Indian cricket team has landed in Dubai for the Asia Cup 2022 which starts on August 27. The Rohit Sharma-led side will begin its campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan cricket team on August 28. All eyes are on that clash. Ahead of the big match, players from both the teams met each other in Dubai. Players from the Afghanistan side were also present. In a video uploaded by the BCCI on its social media handles, the likes of Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal could be seen chatting with the likes of Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. However, the focus was on Virat Kohli as he met with Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill Jumps 45 places To 38th Position; Virat Kohli Remains Static In Fifth

Indian opener Shubman Gill has jumped a whopping 45 places to be ranked 38th in the ICC ODI rankings released on Wednesday. The 22-year-old youngster had a memorable outing in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe that also saw him scoring his maiden ton (130 off 97 balls) in the last game in Harare. Meanwhile, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who did not feature in the ODI series against Zimbabwe, held on to his fifth position with a rating points of 744.

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Babar Azam Or Virat Kohli - Who's Tougher To Bowl At? Rashid Khan Answers

"He Is On A Path Towards...": Pakistan Batting Coach Makes Huge Statement On Babar Azam

Asia Cup 2022: Top Contenders Who Could Finish With Most Runs In Tournament

Asia Cup 2022: Hugs, Smiles, Handshakes As Afghanistan And Pakistan Players Meet Ahead Of Asia Cup

Red-hot Babar Azam to struggling Virat Kohli: Five to watch at Asia Cup

Red-Hot Babar Azam To Struggling Virat Kohli: 5 To Watch At Asia Cup

Watch: Virat Kohli Meets Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Ahead Of Asia Cup 2022

ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill Jumps 45 places To 38th Position; Virat Kohli Remains Static In Fifth