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Varun Aaron praised star pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, saying that he is gold for Team India. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was a star for India during the India-Pakistan clash at Asia Cup 2022. He took 4 wickets for 26 runs.
There was surprise in store at the toss of the India-Hong Kong match at the Asia Cup, as skipper Rohit Sharma announced that Hardik Pandya was not included in the XI. Hardik was the 'Player of the Match' in the clash against Pakistan as he contributed both with the ball and the bat to take his team over the line. Against Hong Kong, however, Rishabh Pant made a comeback into the side while Hardik was rested.
IND vs HK, Asia Cup Live Updates: India face Hong Kong in an Asia Cup Group A clash at the Dubai International Stadium. After beating arch-rivals Pakistan in a nail-biter, India eye an automatic spot in the Super 4. The Rohit Sharma-led side will look to keep Hong Kong away from providing any scare like the side did in the 2018 edition of the continental event. Notably, India had registered a narrow 26-run win over Hong Kong at that time as the latter had faced a batting collapse after a good start. Hong Kong, on the other hand, had to go through the qualifiers to reach the Asia Cup group stage. It will be for the first time that the two sides will be squaring off against each other in T20Is. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Severe criticism of Pakistani cricketers is expected after a loss to India but the experts were rather kind to the players after Sunday's narrow defeat against the arch-rivals in the Asia Cup in Dubai. "The reaction to losing to India has not been the usual criticism because in the build up to the match the camaraderie shown by players of both teams towards each other was brilliant while our team also fought hard till the final over,” Pakistan's former captain Moin Khan said.
If you are an avid fantasy cricket player, you must be wondering who to pick in your playing XI for tonight's blockbuster clash. On paper, India are the more well balanced and stronger team, so most of the picks are likely to come from Team India.
With the 2022 T20 World Cup starting in Australia in just over two months' time, the Indian team management is in its final stages of zeroing in on the squad. "There are still about two-and-a-half months left for the T20 World Cup. Before that, we have the Asia Cup and two home series against Australia and South Africa. More or less, 80-90 per cent of your team is set. There could be three-four changes, if at all, depending on the conditions. We need to check what suits our team in Australia," Rohit Sharma, India captain, said in a press conference on Wednesday.
Ricky Ponting feels Mohammed Shami's strength lies in the longest format and there are better quick bowlers in India's T20 set up, weighing in on his absence from the Asia Cup squad. India have picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh as the three specialist fast bowlers with all-rounder Hardik Pandya being the fourth pacer in the 15-member squad. "He's (Shami) been a very, very good bowler for India for a long time now.
Australian legend Ricky Ponting feels Mohammed Shami's strength lies in the longest format and there are better quick bowlers in India's T20 set up, weighing in on his absence from the Asia Cup squad. India have picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh as the three specialist fast bowlers with all-rounder Hardik Pandya being the fourth pacer in the 15-member squad.