Asia CUP 2022 LIVE – IND vs PAK Asia Cup Live: Team India and Rohit Sharma could be eyeing revenge on the Pakistan side when they met in the Asia Cup on August 28. With wounds of the 2021 T20 World Cup defeat still fresh for India, the likes of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be ready to repeat the heroics. So here is a look at three players that Rohit Sharma and Co should wary of in the Asia Cup T20 in UAE. Follow Asia Cup T20 LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- Babar Azam’s Pakistan play Rohit Sharma’s India on Sunday, August 28 in Dubai
- Pakistan won the last T20 affair between the sides at the same venue in October 2021 in ICC T20 World Cup
- India and Pakistan could meet three times in the Asia Cup, of certain set of results are met
Asia CUP 2022: BIG India vs Pakistan clash getting hype by the day, experts feel Rohit Sharma needs to stay safe from 3 PAKISTAN cricketers: CHECK OUT
Babar Azam
Currently ranked as the No.1 T20 batter in the world, Babar Azam has scored fifties in his last two T20I innings. Ability to play both spin and pace bowling with the new ball, Babar has been a prime example of true class in the World Cricket.
With 26 fifties to his name and a destruction to India during the 2021 T20 World Cup meeting, the Pakistan skipper will be someone India keep close eyes on. the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Co will need to work on a definite plan as he plays the spin department well.
Babar Azam in T20Is vs India
| Performance | Matches | Runs | Best | 50 | 100 |
| Overall | 74 | 2686 | 122 | 26 | 1 |
| India | 1 | 68 | 68* | 1 | 0 |
Mohammed Rizwan
Another player that excelled against India in 2021 World Cup meeting was Mohammed Rizwan. Again lethal against the new ball, he is considered by many as the best player in T20 against new ball. he proved a nightmare to the Indian bowlers during the previous meeting as he kept he even the likes of Jasprit Bumrah silent.
Rizwan’s numbers speak volumes as he knows the conditions well in the UAE. With experience eon his side , he can carve a big headache for Rohit Sharma in the Asia Cup. he recently has been instrumental for Pakistan in all forms of the game
Mohammed Rizwan in T20Is vs India
| Performance | Matches | Runs | Best | 50 | 100 |
| Overall | 56 | 1662 | 104* | 13 | 1 |
| India | 1 | 79 | 79* | 1 | 0 |
Asia CUP 2022: BIG India vs Pakistan clash getting hype by the day, experts feel Rohit Sharma needs to stay safe from 3 PAKISTAN cricketers: CHECK OUT
Shaheen Shah Afridi
By far the biggest weapon in the Pakistan arsenal, Shaheen Shah Afridi is regarded by many as the best bowler in the current generation. He has backed his ability with the numbers he has, scalping 47 wickets in 40 T20 games. He was the backbone breaker for India last year after dismissing the top order.
Afridi scalped three wickets with the new ball and his ability to trouble the right-handed batters could be again a big problem for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. His in-swing will be a big particular problem for Virat as he has been struggling against to coup with the delivery.
During the IPL particular he was struggling against the left-arm bowlers, so Shaheen Afridi will be a huge problem for Virat and India.
Shaheen Shah Afridi in T20Is
| Performance | Matches | Wickets | Best | 4 Wickets | 5 Wickets |
| Overall | 40 | 47 | 20/3 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 1 | 3 | 31/3 | 0 | 0 |
Asia CUP 2022: BIG India vs Pakistan clash getting hype by the day, experts feel Rohit Sharma needs to stay safe from 3 PAKISTAN cricketers: CHECK OUT
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