India vs Pakistan: The Asia Cup could be career-changing for Virat Kohli, if he does well he will go on a run-scoring spree again, says Danish Kaneria

Rohit Sharma - have chalked out their plans, anticipation is sky high, and the fans are waiting eagerly to witness the next chapter of the mother of all cricket battles. Yes, it's almost time for the latest chapter of India vs Pakistan cricket and the stakes, in many ways, are higher than ever before, especially for specific players. The arch-rivals are set to face each other on August 28 in their opening match of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. One player that everyone will be keen to observe once again is Virat Kohli. Kohli might be going through a rough patch but Pakistan and the rest of the countries participating in the Asia Cup will not make the mistake of taking him lightly. Pakistan, in T20I cricket in particular, know what Virat is capable of. He is the highest run getter for India in T20Is vs the Men in Green. In 7 T20Is against Pakistan, Kohli has scored 311 runs at an astonishing average of 77.75, including three fifties.

Virat Kohli (ANI Photo)TimesofIndia.com caught up with former Pakistan cricketer Danish, who played 61 Tests and 18 ODIs for Pakistan between 2000 and 2010, claiming more than 270 international wickets, to talk about how Pakistan would be perceiving the Virat threat this time and more...

Since November 2019, Virat Kohli hasn't scored an international century. But he has looked good with the bat, getting starts - do you think the Asia Cup will be the turning point for him in terms of getting back to form? Yes, definitely. I am just surprised by the decisions Virat made. He shouldn't have skipped any international games. He should have been playing international cricket. He should have left half of the IPL season. Franchisee cricket is totally different from