Virat Kohli has not scored a three-digit for more than 1000 days now, Virat Kohli will be appearing for the 100th t20i game for India tomorrow, which also makes Virat Kohli the only Indian to play 100 games in the format for India.
After a 10-month-long wait, the greatest rivalry, of all times is just hours away. India will be locking horns with its biggest rival on the cricket field (Pakistan) on 28th August at the Dubai International Stadium, starting to stream at 7:30 PM on Star Sports and Disney Hotstar.
The match will be the first game for both the south Asian teams in the Asia Cup 2022, which is resuming after 6 long years.
Both the teams last faced each other during the ICC T20 world cup league match, when India faced a debacle against its rival and Pakistan managed a cakewalk win of 10 wickets which lead to another record in the name of the then captain Virat Kohli to have lost against Pakistan in a world cup game.
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A major drawback for the men in blue is going to be, the absence of the backbone of India’s pace bowling attack, Jasprit Bumrah. However, on the opposite side, pace sensation Shaneen Afradi who gave nightmares to the Indian batting lineup post the t20 world cup will be missing out too.
A major Concern: Due to geo-political reasons, both the teams only face each other during an ICC event, which may probably add up to the existing pressure as there is a surprise element which awaits, also Pakistan is probably the only country which is not counted during the annual Indian Premer League, so it’s only when both the teams are on the 22 yards when they know what’s in store for them.
Player To Watch out for: Virat Kohli has not scored a three-digit for more than 1000 days now, he will be appearing for the 100th t20i game for India tomorrow, which also makes Virat Kohli the only Indian to play 100 games in the format for India. Virat Kohli is a player who is known for strong comebacks. In 2014 when he was going through a rough patch when he scored only 134 runs in 10 games but he soon came out of that phase and scored a ton. In the shortest format of the game, Virat Kohli has played a total of 27 T20Is since his final international ton, he has scored 858 runs in this format at an average of 42.90. His best score in this format is 94*. He has hit eight half-centuries in this format since his last ton.
Who gets to keep the wickets? : A dilemma, which Rohit Sharma has to face is choosing between young dynamic and aggressive Rishabh Pant and experienced, versatile and calm Dinesh Karthik. Both have proved their mettle en number of times and have different abilities. Both Karthik and Pant share a good equation with the skipper as well, If both are played India would probably fall a bowler short.
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (C), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain.
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