The Asia Cup 2025 gets underway on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, where Afghanistan take on Hong Kong, and before the official start, all the skippers of the participating teams met for a conference in Dubai. That effectively means, that Rashid Khan, the Afghani skipper and Yasim Murtaza (Hong Kong), will have to take an hour-long car ride back to Abu Dhabi, before the tournament opener.
Asia Cup Opener on September 9
Rashid Khan lamented the time loss, and admitted that it wasn’t ideal. “I don’t think it’s ideal to play a game in Abu Dhabi and stay in Dubai. But as a cricketer, you have to accept it. In other countries, you travel 3-4 hours to keep playing. You have to be mentally prepared and that is about being professional. For us, it’s important to keep giving 100% and doing the best we can and leaving everything else to the side,” he said.
Rashid Khan Made to Travel Extra on Match Day
The Afghani team had just finished a tri-series against Pakistan and UAE a couple of days back, and could be fatigued due to that as well. On the other hand, Sri Lanka too had to come back from Zimbabwe in a hurry after wrapping up their last match on Sunday. But they play their first match only on 13th September.
“Playing back to back matches from Zimbabwe to now is very hard. I wish I had couple of days off and hope the coach agrees,” said Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka. “The conditions are tough too, it will be hot. I am sleepy right now… I want to answer this tomorrow! All jokes aside, we are well prepared and want to hit the ground running.”
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